World - Different Truths

January 6, 2023
Susmita Bhattacharya
Food

Pithe and Patishapta: Winter Celebratory Sweets in Bengal during Poush Sankranti

With Poush Sankranti around the corner, Susmita tells us about Pithe and Patishapta, the celebratory sweets in Bengali homes, all over the world. Read more in the weekly column,...

December 12, 2022
Dr Baljeet Singh Virk
Advocacy, Cover Story, Economy, Poverty

Tackling Food Scarcity at the World Level

A recently published Oxfam International report stated that one person dies of hunger worldwide every four seconds. While wealth is in the hands of a few super-rich, the poor are...

November 14, 2022
Arindam Roy
Cover Story, Potpourri

The Vanishing World of Chana jor Garam

Chana jor garam is a part of our childhood. The vendors would sing and perform, witty songs, full of repartee and tomfoolery. Arindam talks with two chana jor garam vendors....

November 3, 2022
Anca Mihaela Bruma
Poem

Of So Much Yearning!…

A poignant love poem by Anca. Love!… of so much yearningI do not know how to count my steps anymore…of so much longing I grew a foreston the verge...

September 30, 2022
Rituparna Khan
Cover Story, History & Culture, Myth, Religion

Durgotsav Bridges Class & Ethnicities: Window to the World

Durgotsav represents the Mother Worship, an ancient legacy. UNESCO has awarded West Bengal Durga Puja the heritage tag, making it the first Asian festival with prestigious recognition. Rituparna elucidates...

August 6, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction

The Orchids

The beautiful patch of Orchids, in the neighbourhood of Neeta’s Hyderabad home, was mysterious. Rich women were vanishing. Here’s a short story by Tapati, that unfolds the mystery, exclusively in...

June 16, 2022
Dr. Kulmeet Singh Soin
Humour, Potpourri

Diets, Alcohol and Millionaires

Here’s a tongue-in-cheek account on how our diets and alcohol affect our longevity, and how the rich and the famous lived and died, by Dr. Kulmeet. He dispels many...

March 12, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Gender, Special Feature

Emancipation of Women: Many More Miles to Go

Loads of spunky women are performing daring feats which their mothers and grandmother didn’t even dream about. They are making their presence felt. Yet, lots need to be done to ensure...

March 11, 2022
Debjani Mukherjee
Gender, Human Rights, Special Feature

African Women Stand Tall against Female Genital Mutilation

Butchering girls’ private parts, cutting out healthy flesh in the name of religious ritual is barbaric. Whenever a girl or a woman gets cut, she becomes exposed to numeric...

March 9, 2022
Anumita Roy
Economy, Gender, Special Feature

Expensive Periods

During a research about taxes, the author’s attention was drawn to the facts of luxury taxes. There she discovered that tampons and pads come under the umbrella of luxury...

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