Our Teacher
Madinabonu, an Uzbek poet, eulogises a teacher in this poem – exclusively for Different Truths. The gardens become fallen leaves, If it has no gardener, The wolf appears in...
A Long Journey: Travel Travails of Jujube, Oreo & Marshmallow
Dr Roopali recounts the long journey of a homeless dog family, their trials, tribulations and triumph – exclusively for Different Truths. Animals and birds travel thousands of miles for...
Tackling Food Scarcity at the World Level
A recently published Oxfam International report stated that one person dies of hunger worldwide every four seconds. While wealth is in the hands of a few super-rich, the poor are...
Conflicts and Challenges of the Sacred and the Profane
Azam explores the complex layers of the sacred and the profane. He traces philosophical meanings, conflicts, and challenges in this eclectic opinion piece – exclusively for Different Truths. Nineteenth-century...
A Tale of Strange Snacks
Ruchira shares some strange snacks, a joy for the foodies – exclusively for Different Truths. The dictionary meaning of snack is asmall amount of food eaten between important meals...
‘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....
Shakti: Energy Currency of Biological Systems Powered by Mothers
Mothers are the only source of mitochondrial DNA, which produces ATP, the energy currency of all biological systems. Genetically, the long line of mothers thus passes on the power...
Padmavati: A Hurricane of the Heaven
A teenager, Padmavati, tried to save her pet duck, Hari, from being sacrificed at the altar of the Goddess. No one could ever imagine challenging the oppressive village landlords,...
When Hanuman Cussed and Rama Smoked Bidi!
Arindam revisits the Ramdal and Ramlila and recalls the terrible faux pas that left Hanuman angry and cussing. He also recalls an incident that his friend, Vijay, told him in...
A Good Samaritan for Furry Strays
Ruchira profiles a Kolkata youth who is kind and caring towards stray dogs – exclusively for Different Truths. As a quiet, sensitive teenager, Prabha Mitra had been a mute...