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An enigmatic short story, by Michele, as a tribute to Tagore, a Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. “I really cannot understand,” her fingers pounded out on the keypad,...
Tagore on Style and Fashion in Farewell Song
Tabassum tells us about the modernity of Rabindranath Tagore. In his novel, Shesher Kobita (Farewell Song), the Bard makes a clear distinction between style and fashion. A Special Feature,...
My Trans-creations of Two Poems of Tagore
Prof Laksmisree trans-creates two well-known songs of Rabindranath Tagore from his prem (love) and puja (prayer/divinity) series. A tribute to Gurudev, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. On...
A Guest After Dark
Atrayee BhattacharyaAtrayee Bhattacharya is an educator and works for an MNC’s CSR wing. In the bustle under the sun, she is a devoted educator, a loving wife, a caring...
Recent Happenings: Politics, Diplomacy, Battling Covid and Terror Menace in Pakistan
Amidst ups and downs, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan showed his magnanimity and expressed his solidarity with India in combating the monumental Corona problems. An in-depth analysis by Shantanu,...
A Girl from Digboi and Doi Maach
Sarika was born and raised in a beautiful small town, Digboi. She tells us about picturesque Assam and a delectable fish in yogurt, doi maach. A special feature on...
Holi: A Festival of Love, Joy and Hope
Dr Renu talks about various aspects of Holi, its significance, history, traditions, celebration and how to brace up ourselves for the celebration of this festival in response to the...
Christine de Pizan Lived by Her Pen and Built a City for Women Six Centuries Back
Christine de Pizan, a French Renaissance writer, was ahead of her times. Feminism as a concept and a terminology emerged four centuries after her. She lived by the pen...
Red isn’t a Hoax!
An evocative poem, by Suchismita, on the eve of Valentine’s Day, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. Looking upside down vacantly I found the sky turning red from...
Makar Sankranti, Nobanno and Doodh Puli Pithe
Sarika tells us about cereals on breakfast table in India, a delicious festive sweet dish with Nobanno, Doodh Puli Pithe, during Posh Parbon, as Sankranti is known in Bengal....