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December 19, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

The Sight of Policemen gives me the Heebie-Jeebies

It was during the impecunious student days that we traveled the city and even the country using public transport, whenever we couldn’t persuade kindly strangers to offer lifts, but...

December 17, 2017
Sumita Dutta
Book Extract, Fiction

The Heart of Donna Rai: Police

Here’s the third and final part of the three-part book extract from the forthcoming novel, The Heart of Donna Rai by Sumita, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different...

November 24, 2017
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, History & Culture

Of Udaipur, Padmavati Controversy and Yummy Laal Maans, a Rajasthani Dish

Sarika takes us through enchanting Udaipur, its palaces, and forts, the many tales of valour, the controversy surrounding a film, Padmavati. She shares a yummy Rajasthani cuisine, Laal Maans,...

November 5, 2017
Sumita Dutta
Fiction

Vanished – I

Sumita tells us an engrossing story, in two parts. Here’s the first part, a horror-humour, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Dainagri: Police and government officials admit their...

October 23, 2017
Vedatrayee Dutta
Crime, Gender, Law & Order

From Practice to Perfect: Sex with Minor Wife Criminalised by the SC

In a landmark judgement, the Apex Court ruled out the exception u/s 375(2) of the IPC as being unconstitutional, stating that if any husband engages in sexual intercourse with...

September 18, 2017
Vedatrayee Dutta
Gender, Human Rights, Law & Order

Triple Talaq: Then and Now

Vedatrayee, a Kolkata-based young lawyer, takes a hard look at the issue of triple talaq, with a historical perspective. Read more in her regular column, exclusively in Different Truths....

September 16, 2017
Suveera Sharma
Potpourri

The Winged Chair and Champagne

Suveera shares the plastic joys of a Diwali party in Hong Kong, in her weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. It’s a beautiful day. Perfect for the cup of...

August 26, 2017
Anumita Roy
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Ottawa, a City Named after the Riverine Trade – III

Ottawa is on the south bank of Ottawa River and so its name. “Odawa,” in Algonquin means “to trade”. In 1800, a New Englander named Philemon Wright, along with...

July 30, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, History & Culture

India through Her Stamps

Sreelata tells us about the journey of India through her stamps. With the first General Post Office being opened, in 1774, in Calcutta, followed by Madras (1778) and Bombay (1792)...

July 29, 2017
Madhumita Ghosh
Fiction

The Music Room

Here’s an enigmatic and eerie ghost story, by Madhumita, exclusively for Different Truths. There were days and there were nights, one rolling into the other, fading, mingling and engulfing each...

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