People as Homes
Here’s a poem by Shivani about loneliness and belonging, exclusively for Different Truths. Words from a fool, A river of painted disaster, I am not wise enough, But I...
Guwahati: A City of the Red River and Blue Hills
Ruchira takes a walk down memory lane and tells us about beauteous Guwahati. An exclusive for Different Truths. Guwahati, the largest and most prominent city in India’s northeastern region...
Transgenders, the Third Gender, Deserve Equality
Shormita discusses the deplorable condition of Transgenders and argues in favour of their equality, strengthened by the Supreme Court’s verdict in April 2014. An exclusive for Different Truths. Transgender...
The Blind Alleyway
Enakshi looks back at 2020 and tells us about the films, books, authors, and music that she saw, read, and heard. She also tells us about the lack of...
Kolkata Calls
Soumya walks down the memory lane and tells us about the Boy, the protagonist, and his growing up days. An interesting account for Different Truths. The news created a...
Why we Need to Choose the Right Battles against Patriarchy
There was a bandwagon of our Bollywood actors and starlets copy-pasting ‘smash patriarchy’ caption across their Instagram stories in solidarity with Chakraborty. After “nepotism,” “patriarchy” was the next trending...
Agathokakological Aussie Summer: The Bengali Diaspora in Australia and Indian Cities
An anthology of short stories, Agathokakological Aussie Summer, bridges the Bengali diaspora in Australia and Indian cities. A preview for Different Truths. Words can weave magic, words can transcend borders...
Bird of Luck
A dark poem about belief and struggle, by Sonali, exclusively for Different Truths. The bird of luckDoesn’t get lucky enoughUnless it spreads its wingsFighting inevitable windsUntying the reliance on luckThe bird swings...
Chapter 3: The Great Wall of China and Beijing – V
In the fifth part of the serialisation of In the Land of the Dragons, Mitali takes us on a tour of the Great Wall of China, with praying mantis,...
An Assamese Delight: Chicken with Banana Flower
Sarika travels down the memory lane and laments that we still categorise people into regions, rather than identifying them as Indians. She shares an Assamese non-veg recipe, Kol De...