Soumya Mukherjee, Author at Different Truths

Soumya Mukherjee

Soumya Mukherjee is an alumnus of St Stephens College and Delhi School of Economics. He earns his daily bread by working for a PSU Insurance company, and lectures for peanuts. His other passions, family, friends, films, travel, food, trekking, wildlife, music, theater, and occasionally, writing. He has been published in many national newspapers of repute. He has published his first novel, Memories, a novella, hopefully, the first of his many books. He blogs as well.

August 10, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, Lifestyle

At Crossroads of a Corporate Honcho & a Fancy-Free Bohemian…

Strange are the twists and turns of life. Soumya wonders what his life would be like if he had taken another path, of a fancy-free and footloose bohemian instead....

August 3, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, Relationship & Lifestyle

Sarkari Sycophancy: The CEO Style Handshake

Sycophancy has permeated the Sarkari hierarchies. Soumya tells us, tongue-in-cheek, how a branch head was taught the proper way to shake hands with the CEO. An exclusive for Different...

July 13, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, Profile

Amir Appeased Panditji to be a Good Student

Soumya profiles Amir, a brat, a cause of worry to his father, Khan Sahib. An exclusive for Different Truths. Khan Sahib was a happy man. At the fag end...

July 6, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

A Foodie Cooks his Goose

Here’s an interesting account by Soumya, a humourist, on cooking, exclusively on Different Truths. I am a foodie. My girth hints at it. I take a keen interest in...

June 29, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Poem

Doctor

Here is a poem by Soumya, about a lady doctor, a gallant knight, exclusively for Different Truths. You see that lady all in white? She is our own gallant...

June 22, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Animal Care & Pets, Animal Rights, Pet Care

The Delinquent

Soumya tells us about a much-abused puppy that they had adopted. He could not be disciplined. A soulful account, exclusively for Different Truths. He was orphaned soon after birth...

June 15, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Cinema, Criticism, Literature, Opinion

Contrapunto: The Holy Trinity of Bengali Literature

It is sacrilegious to criticise any work by the triumvirate, Bankim, Sarat and Rabindra, and an immediate fatwa is declared on any ordinary mortal who presumes to do so....

June 8, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Potpourri

The Initiation

Soumya tells us about the mantra for success that a rookie received from a senior. Did he heed to his advice? An exclusive for Different Truths. He was...

June 1, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Governance, Potpourri, Religion

Can Manusmriti be Likened to the Ten Commandments or the Shariya?

Manuvadi, among other tags, hurt Soumya. Here he talks about the ancient Hindu treatise, one of the six surviving Smritis, which is often misunderstood. An exclusive for Different Truths....

May 25, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Environment, Humour

A Daughter of the Hills, a Keeper of the Plants

Soumya tells us about a young girl from the hills to help with housekeeping, and her passion for plants, weeds, and grass included. He sees a little Chipko in...

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