story - Different Truths

May 6, 2017
Samina Naqvi
Films

Creative Restlessness and Sufferings Shaped the Language of the Films of Mahesh Bhatt

Mahesh Bhatt, an enigma for many, a nonconformist, sensitive storyteller, bold and brutal, who weaves stories from the emotions experienced straight from his heart. A man who defies rules...

April 10, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

Carrying the Past: The Story of Two Zen Monks

In an inward looking, reflective piece, Shameena asks, what is the use of carrying the unnecessary baggage of the past? She retells a well-known story of two Zen monks....

April 4, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Balancing the Books

We just crossed over to a new financial year in India, on April 1. This is the time to balance the books, says humourist Soumya, tongue-in-cheek. Read more in...

March 16, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Jada Bharata – XVII

Nilanjana retells the story of the son of Rishabhah, King Bharata, an ideal king, a righteous man and a perfect ruler. How Bharata remembers his past lives and the wisdom...

January 1, 2017
Mamta Joshi
Potpourri, Special Feature

Ring in the New but do not Ring out the Old

Traditions are wearing away now, like a bar of soap; smaller in size though better packaged than before. If a moving advertisement doesn’t remind us to be, call parents or...

December 30, 2016
Nilakshi Roy
Fashion & Beauty, Potpourri

The Parsi Connection: The Déjà vu of Sari, Furniture and Food

This story is as much a sari story, as it is a story of furniture – a Parsi obsession and feature of their traditionally elegant homes. Nilakshi remembers Gustad Noble’s...

December 10, 2016
Anita Parikh
Cinema

Arrival: The Linguist Amy Adams Speaks a Million Languages with her Eyes

An almost two-hour long, Sci-Fi movie, Arrival, keeps the viewer at the edge as the drama and mystery unfolds. Anita gives us a snapshot of the film that is worth watching...

November 24, 2016
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from the Srimad Bhagavatam: The Beginning – I

Nilanjana retells the stories from the Srimad Bhagavatam1 , bringing alive the essential Indian wisdom of the yore. In the first part of the serialising the Hindu Holy Book, she recapitulates...

November 15, 2016
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Poem

Eclipse

Sudeshna takes up a current topic of discussion in her verse. The recent demonetisations by the government created a panic among the middle-class people, with limited means of money, for Different...

November 6, 2016
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Poem

Teller of Tales

Here’s a poignant verse by Sudeshna about a wondrous storyteller, for Different Truths. Every day she would tell A beautiful picture story Woven with gossamer thread Shimmering in golden...

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