The Day I Turned Sixty-two!
Soumya recently turned sixty-two. He looks back at the years gone by and reminisces about his birthday in a write-up for Different Truths. Unlike earlier, I spent the day...
Strange Encounters with Snakes
Soumya tells us about his many encounters with snakes, replete with wit and humour. An exclusive for Different Truths. I always had a strange affinity for these slithering creepy...
A Writer’s Perks: A Woman in Hijab & Guided Tour
Writing has its perks. Soumya tells us about meeting a young woman admirer, in hijab, who gave him a guided tour of a walled city. An exclusive for Different...
The Haunted Hills of Uttarakhand
Quaint hilly villages tucked in the Himalayas are rife with haunting lore. Soumya tells us about one such encounter in an Uttarakhand village. An exclusive for Different Truths. Recently,...
The Pencil
A witty poem by Soumya with an insight into human nature, exclusively for Different Truths. 2B or not 2B That is the question. Or maybe 2HB? Difficult decision I...
Talk, Text, Mail, Who Clicks my Button?
Soumya deliberates on different communication modes, talking, texting, emailing, and writing, with sparkling humour. An exclusive for Different Truths. Talking is easy. I am a babble mouth. I suffer...
Arranged Marriage: The Wheel Goes Full Circle!
Tongue-in-cheek, Soumya talks of arranged marriages, with sparkling wit. An exclusive for Different Truths. There’s was an arranged marriage He was a romantic soul but without the charm to...
Musings on What We Eat or Drink!
Spoken or colloquial language differs from written (literary) language. Soumya examines the many subtle nuances of Bangla, Hindi, and English languages, tongue-in-cheek. An exclusive for Different Truths. As a...
How did I Become a Writer?
oumya walks down the memory lane and shares with us how he became a writer. Find out. An exclusive for Different Truths. This is a story about how I...
The Things I Adore: Antidepressant
Inspired by the well-known song, ‘My favourite things’, from TheSound of Music, Soumya pens a parody, full of sparkling wit. An exclusive for Different Truths. Old Monk and Whiskey and beer...