Jaya Jaya Ganapathy
Delhi-based Ruchira tells us about the ten-day Ganesha Utsava that begins on Friday, Aug 25. We are introducing a new weekly column, every Friday. A special feature, here’s a...
Indian-Chinese Cuisine: A Unique Marriage of Fiery Fusion
Eighty-five years ago, this new-fangled merger of Chinese ingredients like vinegar and soya sauce with garlic, ginger and chillies began. A unique amping up of flavour profiles kickstarted a...
Home, Safe Home
Here’s a gender sensitive poem, by Alisha, about how a little girl should behave, in Different Truths. Little girl, don’t go outside Or the big bad wolf will...
Puppy Love: The K9 Kind
Humourist Soumya talks about canine love, with paroxysms of emotions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The first canine love in my life was my grandfather’s Daschund,...
My First Kiss
Here’s a candid poem about the first kiss by Soumya, in Different Truths. I do not remember my first kiss And I doubt if you do For when I...
One Bowl Double Chocolate Banana Muffin
Sonali shares a quick and easy recipe with over ripe bananas that were to be tossed away. The one bowl double chocolate banana muffin is yummy. Here is how...
Celebrate Eid with Delicious and Yummy Sheer Khurma
Our foodie, Sonali, shares an Eid recipe, Sheer Khurma. It’s a traditional dessert that is prepared on this day. It’s a vermicelli pudding made with milk and sweetened with...
Wholesome and Healthy Sukto: A Bengali Vegetarian Medley of Vegetables
Our foodie, Sarika, shares a unique Bengali vegetarian dish, cooked without garlic and onion, Sukto, which is essentially a signature dish of every household. Read more about it, in...
Vindaloo: A Delightful Marriage of Eastern and Western Cuisines in Goa
Vindaloo is a garbled pronunciation of the original Portuguese dish ‘carne de Vinha d’alhos,’ which means, meat marinated in wine vinegar and garlic. The local conditions tweaked the dish...
I will get you a Condom!
Here’s a fiction by Kumar, where a university student shares his experiences among his group of friends, guzzling beer. An interesting story, full of twists and turns, exclusively in...