Durga Puja for a Bong
The four-day euphoria of Durga Puja is lost in the wink of an eye and we go back to our robotic lives, says the poet, Sunanda, in this verse, in...
How Little Adrija Battled an Evil Uncle!
Durga Puja brings joy and gaiety. Children and local artistes participate in plays, dance dramas and other cultural extravaganzas. Adrija, the protagonist, too was busy rehearsing a dance drama...
Durga, the Adya Shakti: An Invocation
Rashmi invokes Durga, the Adya Shakti (Primeval Mother), the supreme source of power and energy to slay the demons of the present day. A poem on contemporary women’s issues for the Durga...
Kiron Pishi
Here is an excerpt from a forthcoming novel, Porridge and I: A Post-Colonial Story, with reference to the fearsome Goddess Kali by Dr Roopali. An exclusive for Different Truths. Haru Mama...
Ode to Devi Durga
Which Durga we should worship, asks a little girl. Sutapa pays tribute to the mortal Durga and the Goddess, in this verse, in Different Truths. ‘Durga Puja?’ My little...
Padmavati: A Hurricane of the Heaven
A teenager, Padmavati, tried to save her pet duck, Hari, from being sacrificed at the altar of the Goddess. No one could ever imagine challenging the oppressive village landlords,...
Durga, Kali, Saraswathi, Lakshmi and Parvathi…
A woman-centric protest poem by Parvathy, exclusively for Different Truths. People called her by different names… She blew forth like the wind – Spreading the fragrance of wild roses....
Mishap Trip of Durga
Durga, an NRI, flies to her parents’ home, with her four children, in Kolkata, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Anumita humanises Durga and her children, with sparkling wit, in this...
Durga, the Matri Shakti
Deeya, a feminist poet, invokes Durga, the Divine Mother, the fountainhead of Shakti (Energy), in an intense poem, as the special feature exclusively for Different Truths. The porous moon...
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...