Prof. Nandini Sahu, Author at Different Truths

Prof. Nandini Sahu

Prof Nandini Sahu is the Vice Chancellor of Hindi University, West Bengal, and a celebrated Indian English poet and Amazon's Best-selling Author. Formerly a Professor and Director at IGNOU, New Delhi, she is the author/editor of 23 books. A double Gold-Medalist, her accolades include a Gold Medal from the Vice President of India for English Studies, the Michael Madhusudan Academy Award-2024, and the Tagore Samman-2025. Her expertise spans Folklore, Hindu Studies, Comparative Literature, and Critical Theory.

October 29, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Poem

Isn’t Love Enough?

Here’s an evocative poem of love and longing, by Prof Nandini, exclusively for Different Truths. Isn’t love enough love? Isn’t love enough that your quest for everything else should...

October 5, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Cover Story, Folklore Literature, History & Culture, Special Feature

Folk Deities as the Alternative Myths in India

Prof. Nandini discusses myth as an alternative to folk deities; with her exclusive concentration on folk ethnicity, she delves into the partnership between folklore and religion with all its...

June 22, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Poem

I Promise a Sonnet to the Sea

A poignant poem celebrating love and nature, tinged with sadness, by Dr Nandini, exclusively for Different Truths. Often I visit you as a tramp and come back like an...

June 9, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Poem

The Maps to Reach You

A poignant love poem, by Prof. Nandini, interwoven with the charm and magic of Nature, exclusively for Different Truths. “When feelings are immense, words stand poor.” From the blue...

June 1, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Poem

The Comet

A poignant love poem, laced with gentle protest of an argumentative beloved, by Prof. Nandini, exclusively for Different Truths. “Please do not understand me too quickly.” ~ Andre Gide...

May 25, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Poem

The Unending Road

A poignant love poem full of yearning, by Nandini, exclusively for Different Truths. We have come a long way, love, a long way! But the road to your heart...

May 18, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Poem

Nature’s Negotiation

An evocatively intense love poem, by Nandini, exclusively for Different Truths. I hadn’t thought of writing about nature’s negotiation until you told me what stone we are carved from,...

March 8, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Poem

Letter to my Unborn Daughter

In a confessional poem, Prof. Nandini writes a heart-wrenching letter to an unborn daughter, who was lost due to domestic violence. An exclusive for Different Truths. Tiny limbs smeared...

February 26, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Short Story

A Juvenile Love Letter

Prof. Nandini talks of a love affair between a much elderly teacher and a teenage girl. What happened? Did their love fructify. An exclusive for Different Truths. It’s my...

February 19, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Poem

Half of Her Lovers are Half the World Away

A bold feminist poem, by Prof Nandini, where she lets her hair down, exclusively for Different Truths. Men who loved their wives and those who did not all fell...

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