Literature - Different Truths

July 20, 2021
Ismail Bala
Criticism, Poem, Special Feature

Notes on Translating Poems of Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino into English

Every language has its own qualities, not only in the poetic or linguistic sense, but also in the manner in which through the uniqueness of that language, the speakers...

July 19, 2021
Arindam Roy
Book Review, Cinema, Criticism, Edit, History & Culture, Poem, Travel & Food

History of the Hunt Glorify Hunters, not Lions!

Arindam, our Editor-in-Chief, talks about the ownership of the narrative of Africa, by its people, using the ‘lion’ metaphor, by Chinua Achebe. He tells us how he discovered Africa...

July 17, 2021
Amita Ray
Pandemic, Short Story

Pandemic, Blind Man and a Blurred Truth

The pandemic pushed a man of modest earnings to penury. Amita weaves a story about him and his daughter. An exclusive for Different Truths. He used to come twice...

July 17, 2021
Gopal Lahiri
Book Review, Translation

At Cultural Crossroads: Bengali Lady in England

Gopal reviews Nabanita Sengupta’s translation of Krishnabhavini Das’ book, A Bengali Lady in England. He also critiques Das’ book, ‘Englandey Bangamahila’. An exclusive for Different Truths. Translated Book:A Bengali Lady in England...

July 17, 2021
Kamrun Nahar
Poem

Struggle for Existence

A dark and somber poem, by Kamrun, exclusively for Different Truths A life goes in silence In a fight with thyself And with the darkness of existence. What...

July 16, 2021
Dr. Deepanita Bhanja
History & Culture, Literature, Multiculturalism, People, Place

Is There Identity Exploration and Survival In Migration Literature?

Dr. Deepanita probes if there is an exploration of identity in migration literature. She deals with issues like fragmented identities, search for meaning, and balance, among other things. An...

July 15, 2021
Parvathy Ramachandran
Poem

Thirst of Lust: Let’s Hide My Girls

An intense poem on child abuse, by Parvathy, exclusively for Different Truths. I am a Keralite, in all pride I am a Malayalee, in all prejudice I am a...

July 14, 2021
K. S. Subramanian
Poem

In These Spiked Times…

An evocative poem by Subramanian celebrates the change of seasons and the beauty of nature, exclusively for Different Truths. May’s heat, in these spiked times, Sends pulse on a...

July 12, 2021
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Poem

Daily Deaths in an Abused Marriage

Sudeshna writes about the daily deaths that a woman dies in an abused marriage. A powerful social commentary, exclusively for Different Truths. I am counting, counting the deaths that...

July 10, 2021
Dr. Priyamita Ghosh
Fiction, Short Story

Why Love Blooms Before Goodbyes?

Dr. Priyamita weaves a story about a young, bright Engineering undergraduate student, Rohit, who suffers from depression and his psychiatrist, Dr. Anuradha Mukherjee. She explores the dynamics of their...

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