Superstition - Different Truths

May 8, 2024
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

The Young Widow of Benaras

Here’s a heart-wrenching tale of a young widow of Benaras by Sarala, in Different Truths. The young widow in white attireWrapped around carelesslyhardly married for six monthsSitting under the...

September 28, 2022
Subhajit Sanyal
Short Story, Special Feature

Padmavati: A Hurricane of the Heaven

A teenager, Padmavati, tried to save her pet duck, Hari, from being sacrificed at the altar of the Goddess. No one could ever imagine challenging the oppressive village landlords,...

June 23, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Potpourri, Rituals & Practices

How Superstitions Interpolated into our Lives?

Ruchira talks of some commonplace superstitions that have interpolated into our daily lives. What’s the way out? An exclusive for Different Truths. Come to think of it, and I...

January 28, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Superstitions: Of Patishapta Tale & Other Stories

Travels are fraught with superstitions around the world. Dr. Roopali tells us about superstitions associated with Patishapta, a Poush parbon delicacy, and other stories. An exclusive for Different Truths. Journeys are fraught...

July 19, 2021
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Fiction, Special Feature

Locked with Lantern and a Good Luck

Atrayee tells us an intriguing story about a NGC team, caught in the Eritrean-Ethiopian conflict and a kidnapping. What happened to Twisha? Here’s a literary thriller, exclusively for Different...

May 11, 2021
Swapan Bhowmik
Literature, People, Place, Special Feature, Tribute

An Overview of the Ideas and Visions of Rabindranath Tagore

Rooted in the Indian reality, minus its dogmas, the flight of Rabindranath Tagore’s creative genius made him a global citizen. Swapan delves into the world of his ideas and...

April 21, 2020
Enakshi J
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

Deadset Against the Myths, Aren’t I?

July 9, 2018
IPA Service
Potpourri

Ghosts and Vultures Wait in the Wings: There is Killing to be made in Realty

The first “sightings” of ghosts in Charki-Dadri, where two aircraft fell after colliding midair, killing over 300, were reported nearly two-and-a-half months after the horrific mishap. The ‘House of...

June 21, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Gender

Indian Eve: Still a Long Way to Go

Ruchira tells us about the trials and tribulations of being a girl-child or a woman in the patriarchal Indian society, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. For...

May 14, 2018
IPA Service
Exploitation, Marxism, Subalterns

Marxism is a Living Science 200 Years Later: Its Revolutionary Ideas are Guide to Action

Marxism is a revolutionary theory. Without it, protests against capitalist exploitation and oppression are limited to demands for reforms, to efforts to alleviate symptoms, without curing the disease. Here’s...

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