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March 10, 2017
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food

Of Holi Reminisces and Cool Thandai!

Holi is about fun, frolic, and naughtiness. Sarika reminisces about Holi celebrations, in her Pune hostel and shares the recipe of Thandai, without which Holi is incomplete. Here’s the recipe, in...

March 7, 2017
Alka Nigam
Gender, Special Feature

The New Women Poets

Women theorists agree that the literature of women depends on biological, social, psychological facts that govern her existence. In fact, if one is asked to name a single most characteristic feature...

March 5, 2017
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Opinion, Security

Dress of Diamonds: Whose Wealth is it anyway!

A photograph of a diamond dress of one of the daughters of the Ambanis, in a mobile phone failed to inspire awe. It was abhorrent. It is vulgarism or ridiculing...

March 2, 2017
Kavita Panyam
Relationship & Lifestyle, Wellness

Psychological Manifestations of Addiction

Addiction can have some serious psychological manifestations. A psychological addiction refers to how the individual is mentally dependent on certain behaviours. Kavita, a Hyderabad-based, clinical psychologist, dwells on the issue of...

February 27, 2017
Anumita Roy
Relationship & Lifestyle

Straight from the Mouth of my Babes!

Anumita shares the fun and funny moments of being a mother of two sons. Here are some interesting anecdotes to laugh along, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths....

February 24, 2017
Different Truths News Service
Advocacy, Gender

The Prince of Kolkata Bats for the Unsung Princesses

In its endeavour to ensure access to education for the girl-child, CRY receives support from the legendary Sourav Ganguly, who, apart from being a cricket-icon, is also a doting father to...

February 20, 2017
Anindita Bose
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

Today is Another Night!

Life is wondrous! We all deal with pain and losses. We hide feelings. We, like the author, often ponder if it would be possible for us to take the...

February 20, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Wellness

Backbends or Heart-opening Poses Increase Breath Capacity and Emotional Openness

Our Yoga expert, Navodita, tells us that backbends are often associated with the sunrise as these are also called the ‘heart-opening poses’. These open the front of the body...

February 19, 2017
Alok Mishra
Cover Story

Moon of my Trembling Stars

A love poem by Alok that operates at many levels. He transcends from the personal to the universal. In the tradition of the Sufi poets, the verse deals with...

February 18, 2017
Dr. Krishna Hota
Religion

You Cannot Change your Fate – VI

Are we a puppet in the hand of Bhagya? We have nothing to do, except to execute whatever is written for us by Him? And we are helpless? It...

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