story - Different Truths

January 18, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Art of Unconditional Service – LVIII

Nilanjana retells a tale of seva (unconditional service) that Krishna narrated, from the Bhagavatam. He cites the examples of a tree and wives of wise men. Read more in...

January 10, 2018
Lily Swarn
Food

Gatte ki Sabzi

Lily tells us about Gatte ki Sabzi and the rich cultural heritage of Rajasthan, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. The land of Maharajas, deserts and scenic...

January 9, 2018
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, People, Potpourri

Idiosyncrasies of the Administrator

No amount of agitation, street theater, or NGOs can accomplish what one civil servant who is ‘civil’ and believes in ‘service’ can. So the time and energy spent in...

January 7, 2018
Tapati Sinha
Films, History & Culture, Opinion

Padmini in the Ocean of Controversies

Padmini’s narrative has found itself being retold in several ways over several centuries, in the form of poems, stories, dance dramas, comic books, plays, and films. Each retelling is...

December 29, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Economy, Politics

10 Major Takeaways from 2017: The Year That Was and the Year That Could Be

Sreelata lists 10 major takeaways from 2017. She tells us the year that was and also the year that could be, in the Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. 1....

December 13, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

The 500-year-old Legacy of Stuffed Turkey during Christmas Dinner in Britain Continues

William Strickland from Yorkshire introduced turkeys to Britain more than 500 years ago. Even though King Edward VII made turkey eating fashionable at Christmas, it was King Henry VIII...

December 13, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Food, History & Culture, People, Place, Travel & Food

Embrace the Spirit of Travel when you cannot get Away!

Travel is a state of mind, other than the journey. Mahima tells us how she was bitten by the travel bug. She tells us how to prepare for a...

December 6, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food, Religion

The Antiquity of Gingerbread Houses, a Christmas Decoration

Christmas has many ancient traditions associated with it. Along with turkey, eggnog, Xmas cakes, Yule logs, cookies, there is a custom of baking gingerbread houses. Nuremberg, Germany was the...

November 30, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna tames Kaliya – LI

Sukha continued narrating the tale of Krishna and Kaliya. Nilanjana retells the story from Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. “However, Kaliya was enraged. Unaccustomed to...

November 22, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

Olive Oil has been in use from the Neolithic Age to the Present Times

A native of the Mediterranean basin, the olive tree was known to people during the Neolithic Age, as early as the 8th Millennium BC. They were known to collect...

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