Lost Moments / A Caring Heart
Here are two poems by Shalini. In Lost Moments, she points out the futility of debates when we should pause and admire its beauty instead. Her second poem, A...
Varanasi: Nirvana and the Holy River Ganga
Dr Roopali takes us on a tour of Varanasi, the world’s most ancient city, exclusively for Different Truths. Varanasi, or Banaras, is a mythical and mystical city. Father’s siblings...
Yayati
An evocative poem with an epical sweep – from mythology to contemporary politics of war and aggression – by Subramanian, exclusively for Different Truths. The city is a clichéd...
‘I Want to Sing till the Last Day of my Life’
In a candid interview, Ruchira picks the brain of a young singer, Somdatta Banerjee. Here is how she shared swatches of her life – an exclusive for Different Truths....
The Taste of Meat
Here’s a poem by Prabal that critiques and makes fun of the self – an exclusive for Different Truths. Meat is my favourite food And among the fleshes of...
A Strange Bard Among Spirits
An evocative poem by Harinder where she sees spirits floating all around without the greed, avarice and jealousies of the living beings – exclusively for Different Truths. You may...
Will the Russia-Ukraine War go the Crimean Way?
There seems to be no end to the Russian-Ukraine war that began on February 24 this year. Baljeet analyses the geopolitics of NATO powers that had to be contained....
Can Envy be Hidden?
The price of success is heavy, feels Dr Pragya in this autobiographical poem exclusively for Different Truths. The day I won, much to others' disappointment it began to burn...
The Genesis of Mother Worship: Invoking 12 Autumn Goddesses
Our Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Arindam, traces the genesis of the mother worship from the Vedic, Upanishad, Puranic, the two epics and other religious texts. He discusses the Special Issue...
May Maa Durga Bless us with More Shakti, not Power!
Ram Krishna clears the confusion between Shakti and power. While power is transient, short term meets limited purposes and is prone to misuse and abuse, Shakti, on the other...