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July 21, 2021
Tirthankar Das Purkayastha
Criticism, Poem, Special Feature

The Music of Dionysus in Adaptation by Soyinka of the Bacchae and Mukta-dhara by Tagore

Tirthankar’s interesting research paper focusses on Soyinka’s adaptation of The Bacchae of Euripides and seeks to reread this play alongside Mukta-dhara (‘Free Current’) by Tagore. The author of the...

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 20, 2021
Jared Akama Onyari
Cover Story, Crime, Environment, Health

Dandora Dumpsite is a Bedroom for the Urban Poor in Nairobi

July 20, 2021
Dr. Tzemin Ition Tsai
Special Feature

My Little King, A-Wooo

Dr. Tzemin tells us a story of the biggest bull in the village, A-Wooo, fit to lead the herd of the cattle. How it became a king, was lost....

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. Roopali Sircar Gaur
History & Culture, Place, Religion

Sardhana: Love Story of a Tawaif & a Soldier – I

Intertwined with the incredible love story of a Tawaif, nautch girl, and a soldier, is a more than 200-year-old Catholic church in Sardhana, India. Dr. Roopali unravels the valour, magic,...

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...