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December 7, 2016
Lily Swarn
Relationship & Lifestyle, Travel & Food

Returning to the Roots: A Slice of Life in Picture-perfect Chandigarh

Chandigarh was Nehru’s vision for a replacement for Lahore as the capital of the newly halved Punjab after partition. It is was carved out by joining 50 villages. It has...

November 30, 2016
Lily Swarn
People, Place

Ferozepur, a Frontier District of Punjab, Blends Memory, Martyrs and Music

Ferozepur, an ancient city on the banks of the Sutlej, is said to be built by Feroze Shah Tughlak in the 14th century. The old city is surrounded by ten gates....

November 19, 2016
Anumita Roy
History & Culture

Thanksgiving: Yesteryears and Now

Anumita tells us about the tradition of Thanksgiving, tracing its genesis. What began in the north of the US is a nationwide celebration. Sarah Josepha Hale, a prolific writer and...

September 18, 2016
Anumita Roy
Architecture & Monuments, Oral Traditions, People, Ruins, Travel & Food

Murshidabad: Where the Bengal Nawabs Dwelled-Day One

Murshidabad, known for the Nawabs of Bengal, had a Mughal background. It was also the place, which witnessed the famous Battle of Plassey (about 47kms. from Murshidabad). British victory, Robert Clive,...

June 11, 2016
Shruti Nagvanshi
Cover Story, Human Rights

Over 55 Million Children in India Labour but Sleep Hungry

Despite legislations and protests by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailsh Satyarthi, activists like Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi and NGOs like PVCHR, over 55 million children in India are doomed. They are made...

June 7, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Dissent, Subaltern & Dalits

Protest against Repression on Dalits Fighting for Land Rights by Akailis, BJP in Punjab

There were agitation in Allahabad and Kaushambi against atrocities on Dalits by landlords and repression by the state police, in the Akali Daj-BJP led government in Punjab. A report. Hundreds...

May 26, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Crime, Dissent, Politics

Tribal and AIKMS Leader, Com Adangu Gomango, Slain by Right Wing Goons

A tribal and AIKMS leader, Com. Adangu Gomango, from Odhisa, was brutally murdered by landlords’ and right wing goons, on the night of May 22. He was well versed...

May 11, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Short Story

Pushpa

Here’s a short story by Maya for Different Truths. She looked substantially fine but for the over-ripened complexion and a little rowdiness in all her movements that perhaps she got...

April 21, 2016
Champa Srinivasan
Environment

The Earthen Pitcher

Champa recalls the days when fridges were not in vogue. Every house had earthen pitchers, the very large to small ones. The fragrance of moist earth – as after the...

April 2, 2016
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

The Murky Rain

In an innovative sonnet* form, Lopamudra unveils the agony of a girl, her loss of innocence. The little girl slices through the deep blue blush; the rain tears...

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