World - Different Truths

May 24, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

Vindaloo: A Delightful Marriage of Eastern and Western Cuisines in Goa

Vindaloo is a garbled pronunciation of the original Portuguese dish ‘carne de Vinha d’alhos,’ which means, meat marinated in wine vinegar and garlic. The local conditions tweaked the dish...

May 23, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Science & Technology

Telomeres: The Aglets of our Cells

Telomeres are the aglets of human cells. Like the plastic tips at the end of shoelaces, these are sheaths or caps at the end of each strand of the...

May 22, 2017
Shameena Abdurahiman
Poem

Mirror

Here’s a love poem by Shameena, in Different Truths. For there is none whom I have met To see what’s there I’ll never let When you touched within, I...

May 21, 2017
Kumar Gautam
Fiction

I will get you a Condom!

Here’s a fiction by Kumar, where a university student shares his experiences among his group of friends, guzzling beer. An interesting story, full of twists and turns, exclusively in...

May 11, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Shri Rama – XXV

Nilanjana retells the story of Shri Rama, the seventh avatar of Narayan, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Shri Rama is the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu....

May 2, 2017
Anumita Roy
Beauty, Health

Aromatic Mint Water and Lemon Water has Healing Properties – IV

Aromatic mint water and lemon water acts like a panacea. Anumita, our Managing Editor, talks about the magical qualities of this two miracle water, in the fourth part of the...

May 1, 2017
Chhavi Mehra
Criticism, History & Culture

Language is Power

Just like privilege, language structures the interactions in such a way that it increases our chances of having things our own way and lays down ‘scripts’ consisting of cultural...

April 30, 2017
Farheen Viquas
Poem

Dear Mia

Dear Mia is a poem written on the experience (Volunteer Time Off) of Farheen at a local zoo with a child with special needs. Little girl, Mia (not her...

April 29, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

British Colonialism Contributed to the Growth of Indian Literature in English

How did the British rule in India contribute to the growth of Indian Literature in English? Basudeb probes into history and finds answers, in the weekly column, exclusively in...

April 20, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Bhagirathi – XXII

Nilanjana recounts the story of Bhagirathi – the descent of Ganga – from the heavens. It’s a well-known tale from the Bhagavatam, presented lucidly in the weekly column, exclusively...

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