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August 8, 2026
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Puppy Love: The K9 Kind

Humourist Soumya talks about canine love, with paroxysms of emotions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The first canine love in my life was my grandfather’s Daschund,...

July 15, 2025
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Humourist Soumya talks about workouts, gym, swimming, and his resolve to exercise seriously, in his typical style, exclusively for Different Truths. I love workouts. I enjoy watching people sweating...

June 13, 2024
Rachna Thakurdas
Gender, Humor

A Letter to My Daughter

Humourist Rachna’s take on board exams and the fear psychosis that parents and elders build around it. In a soulful letter to her daughter, she spells out her priorities as...

April 2, 2024
Lalee Chatterjee
Humor

The ABC of English

Lalee’s hilarious take on the misuse and abuse of English language by Bengalis is refreshing. Her prognosis of the problem and possible solutions gives a serious undertone to this humorous piece....

November 18, 2023
Anumita Roy
Humor, Relationship & Lifestyle

A Girl has Nine Lives!

Anumita reminisces of time, when she was barely nine-year-old. She walks down the memory lane and takes us on an interesting air travel from Calcutta to Venezuela with her...

March 14, 2023
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor, Relationship & Lifestyle

Not so Funny

Humourist Soumya plays Love Guru and advices a young couple, recalling what his wife had to say about marrying him, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Recently at a...

December 6, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor, Potpourri

A Landline & a Government Office’s Babudom

The babudom and apathy of a government office are like absurd drama, realises Soumya, a government officer, post-retirement. Could he get his landline disconnected? Find out in an exclusive...

November 21, 2022
Anumita Roy
Business, Humor, People

Black Friday: Sinister Designs and Ploys of Shoppers for Big Bargains!

Black Friday, following the Thanksgiving Thursday, is a time of big bargains in the US. People wait for this day. But, the mad rush to literally grab the goods meant...

October 1, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction, Humor, Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

A Slice of Divine Life: Live from Kailash

Here’s Tapati’s fictional Durga-Shiva dialogues, full of banter, repartee, wit, and humour, create a laughter riot, an exclusive Special Feature for Different Truths. “Shiva seems too busy these days!...

September 26, 2022
Arindam Roy
Fairs & Festivals, Humor, Special Feature

When Hanuman Cussed and Rama Smoked Bidi!

Arindam revisits the Ramdal and Ramlila and recalls the terrible faux pas that left Hanuman angry and cussing. He also recalls an incident that his friend, Vijay, told him in...

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