Unconscious - Different Truths

May 11, 2018
Basudeb Chakraborti
Religion, Travel & Food

An Inward Journey to Bodh Gaya: An Awakening of the Self

The Buddhist temples built by many South Asian countries here are unique for pervasive tranquillity that penetrates even the heart of an atheist. The silence is so deep that...

March 1, 2018
Kabir Deb
Poem

Queer Pride

A poem about the trials and tribulations of the LGBTQ community, by Kabir, for Different Truths. We know what fails to suit us Yet we believe that it is...

February 27, 2018
IPA Service
Films

Death of Sridevi Shrouded in Mystery: UAE Follows Procedures, Not Quite the Indian Way

The Indian media displayed a degree of patience that was commendable. It stood up and took notice only when the autopsy report was released and the world was told...

January 28, 2018
IPA Service
Dissent, Gender

Madhya Pradesh Women Fight Closure of Boozing Yards

Maintaining law and order situation is also far easier for police so long as ahatas are there, contended these women as they can reach anywhere easily if a fight...

October 7, 2017
Shabir Ahmad Mir
Books, Criticism

Despite Dual Handicap The Broken Home and Other Stories is Immensely Readable

Shabir reviews Lopamudra Banerjee’s book, The Broken Home and Other Stories, exclusively in Different Truths. Despite a dual handicap, her translation did not leave a bitter taste. However, he...

August 31, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Play Time – XL

Nilanjana retells the story of play time of little Krishna, The people of Gokula in their innocence never realised that an avatar of Vishnu was among them, instead, thanked...

July 19, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Save the Women…

A woman-centric poem where a hapless rape victim becomes a saviour of the weak and the feeble, by Sarala, in Different Truths. Far away in that distant valley A...

June 19, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Wellness

Yoga: The Abiding Experience of our Innermost Self

The experience of the Self is always present and is at the root of our natural state of awareness, yet we are generally unaware of the presence of this...

June 14, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Gender

Tale of an Iftar with Women, with Sindoor, without Burqa

Twelve women, including Hana Mohsin Khan, a pilot, Nazia Erum, founder of The Luxury Label, Rana Safvi, historian and writer, and Rukhsaar Salem, founder of Mother Digest, decided to...

May 22, 2017
Chhavi Mehra
Opinion, Relationship & Lifestyle

We tend to unconsciously construct identities of ourselves but also form identities of other groups who we identify as different from through communication, based on stereotypes. These stereotypes or...

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