Amanita Sen, Author at Different Truths

July 12, 2024
Amanita Sen
Poem, Literature

The Candle in my Dream

Amanita SenPublished by Writers Workshop, Amanita’s first book of poems, was “The Candle in My Dream”, Since then her English poems have been carried in a number of anthologies...

August 4, 2021
Amanita Sen
Beauty, Cinema, Health, Psychoanalysis

Mental Health and the Politics of Skin Colour

Amanita takes a hard look at body shaming and associated mental health problems. These range from serious eating disorders to low self esteem to suicides. Fairness and the politics...

June 14, 2021
Amanita Sen
Health, Pandemic, Psychoanalysis

How do we Grieve?

Amanita practices mental health therapy. She tells us how to handle grief, particularly for a child. An exclusive for Different Truths. A mother of a nine-year-old called me one...

March 23, 2021
Amanita Sen
Relationship & Lifestyle

To See or Not to See a Counsellor Before Marriage

Instead of a soothsayer or fortuneteller, it’s advisable to see a counsellor before marriage, suggests Amanita, a practicing counsellor. An exclusive for Different Truths. As a practicing counsellor, I...

January 16, 2021
Amanita Sen
Book Review

Consciousness in Physiology and Philosophy: The Missing Link between Human Brain & Spiritual Gains

Amanita reviews the book, Consciousness in Physiology and Philosophy, by Prof Nirmal Chandra Sukul. An exclusive for Different Truths. The pandemic-hit year 2020 was a huge blow to our collective egos,...

October 2, 2019
Amanita Sen
Literature, Poem

The Watchful Eyes

Amanita SenPublished by Writers Workshop, Amanita’s first book of poems, was “The Candle in My Dream”, Since then her English poems have been carried in a number of anthologies...

September 7, 2019
Amanita Sen
Literature, Poem

The Watchful Eyes

Amanita SenPublished by Writers Workshop, Amanita’s first book of poems, was “The Candle in My Dream”, Since then her English poems have been carried in a number of anthologies...

August 21, 2019
Amanita Sen
Literature, Poem

The Run-up to the Finishing Line

Amanita SenPublished by Writers Workshop, Amanita’s first book of poems, was “The Candle in My Dream”, Since then her English poems have been carried in a number of anthologies...

July 25, 2019
Amanita Sen
Literature, Poem

The Taste-bud Memory

Amanita SenPublished by Writers Workshop, Amanita’s first book of poems, was “The Candle in My Dream”, Since then her English poems have been carried in a number of anthologies...