Visitors - Different Truths

February 11, 2018
Shail Raghuvanshi
Potpourri, Religion, Travel & Food

Feel the Jail, Ice Chunks Fall from Skies, Temple Idol Goes Savvy, Shikkari Shambu Sued

The Telangana prison department runs the unique jail tourism programme called ‘Feel the Jail’ where anyone can stay for 24 hours inside the Sangareddy Prison, built during the Nizam...

December 15, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Travel & Food

An Oasis of Serenity: Buddhist Stupa at Sanchi

Ruchira tells us about Sanchi, a famous Buddhist site, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I had first read about the place in my New Horizon English...

December 3, 2017
Tapati Sinha
History & Culture

What are the Many Layers of the Lessons from History?

History always has some stories to tell, some mysteries to reveal, some experiences to share; that is why a lot of tourist places get crowded by visitors with curiosity...

November 21, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

Of Unwanted Guests and the Guest who Came for Dinner and Never Left!

Here’s a humourous account, by Soumya, of gatecrashing parties as unwanted guests and how the misdeed caught up with the protagonist, many moons later, much to his embarrassment. Read...

November 3, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Dazzling Dubai: A Travel Paradise

Ruchira takes us on a tour of Dubai, in her weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. On a pleasant December afternoon, I saw Dubai for the first time. It...

October 27, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Travel & Food

Sultanate of Oman: Pristine Beauty Blended with Modernity

Ruchira takes us on a tour of the Sultanate of Oman, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I am footloose by nature. My fondest dream is to...

October 24, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Can BJP oust Congress from Power in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections on Nov. 9?

So far in seven elections, Himachal Pradesh has alternated between the two parties, while Gujarat has mostly been a BJP bastion, with 1985 being the last time the Congress...

August 11, 2017
Anumita Roy
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Quebec City: A Slice of France in Canada – II

Québec City (French, pronounced as kebɛk), is one of the oldest city in North America. It was founded, in 1608, by Samuel de Champlain. Anumita relives the four hundred...

July 25, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

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,...

July 23, 2017
Samina Naqvi
Cinema, Music

Kishore Kumar: A Maverick Genius, Eccentric, Temperamental, High-strung and Talented

Samina profiles the Maverick Kishore Kumar, heartthrobs of millions, across generations, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. An eccentric, temperamental, high strung, yet talented, creative, multifaceted...

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