Travel - Different Truths

February 1, 2022
Mitali Chakravarty
Cinema, Humour, Travel & Food

Monkeys in my Life

Mitali talks about monkeys crisscrossing countries, cultures, films and more, punctuated with humour. An exclusive for Different Truths. When I tell you stories of animals, never for a minute...

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...

January 24, 2022
Kala Ranganathan
Cover Story, History & Culture, People, Place, Travel & Food

Historic Homes of Robber Barons Near New York City

Kala gives us a glimpse of history. Her travelogue explores the homes of Frederick Philipse and John D. Rockefeller, extraordinary self-made men, who amassed unbelievable wealth in two different centuries. An...

January 20, 2022
Sarika Sarkar Das
History & Culture, People, Place, Travel & Food

Coorg: Neelakurinji Flowers, Pepper Vines, Coffee Plantations & More

Sarika takes us on a tour of beautiful Coorg with its pepper vines, coffee plantations, and rare Neelakurinji flowers that bloom once in 12 years. She also tells us...

January 18, 2022
Mitali Chakravarty
Humour

How do I Fish…

Mitali talks about fishing, replete with wit and humour. An exclusive for Different Truths. How do I fish? Let me count the ways. I love to fish to the...

January 14, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
History & Culture, People, Place, Travel & Food

Tall Tales of a Foodie Traveller

Dr. Roopali travels back in time and to distant lands to unravel various kinds of food that cemented bonds between people and places. A tongue-in-cheek account exclusively for Different...

December 30, 2021
Urooj Murtaza
Short Story, Special Feature

The Emerald Ring

Here’s an interesting love story in the backdrop of the partition of India. Urooj captures the tensions of the lovers belonging to different faiths. She also vividly describes the...

December 30, 2021
Sutapa Basu
Fiction, Novella, Special Feature

Dangle is a Journey, not Destination, of Facing Secrets and Overcoming Fears

Stunning, svelte, smart Ipshita is a globetrotter. She treks across the world to gather bytes for the travel chats she designs and hosts for TV channels. Despite being a self-assured...

December 29, 2021
Dr Jayita Sengupta
Short Story, Special Feature

Mandaravas

An enigmatic story that unfolds itself through metaphors and images, talking of dreams and desires, of love and lust and the quintessence of womanhood. This story is a part of the...

December 17, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Book Extract, Fairs & Festivals, Fiction, Special Feature

Christmas in the Blue Mountains

Narrated by six-year-old, the story is situated in Wellington in the Nilgiris. The Anglo-Indian governess has christened the narrator’s older sister, ‘Porridge’. A short excerpt from Porridge & I,...

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