Agony Archives - Different Truths

June 11, 2025
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

Myriad Tales

Here’s an intense poem about the inner turmoil, by Deeya, for Different Truths. Curses left me behindTo float like blotchesOn skinBlindfolding me Legends floated onSoda; it was a wild nightAnd...

May 27, 2025
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Healing Lost Love: The Power of Compassion

Sarala poignantly captures in verse the agony of an aged mother sent to an old-age home, exclusively for Different Truths. Oh God, how I cried to see that old...

April 12, 2025
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Dementia, the Demon

An intense social awareness poem on dementia by Sarala, in Different Truths. He was the much sought after engineer in a well-known firm With foreign trips plenty A man...

June 27, 2024
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

Fear

An intense, women-centric prose poem by Deeya, in Different Truths. Fear is unknown; I’ve felt it in my fingers and toes. I backpack it in my nightmares. The devil’s...

June 10, 2024
Satabdi Banerjee
Literature, Poem

Wait

Satabdi BanerjeeSatabdi has authored her first book of poems, ‘A Sip of Coffee’, in September 2018. She is a psychology graduate and a certified trainer in English language. She...

March 18, 2024
Tapati Sinha
Short Story, Special Feature, Special Needs

A Child Lost in his Special World

The pain and agony of a mother of of a child with autism, crushed by the pressures of her life, takes a grim toll. Tapati recounts a heart-wrenching account,...

November 20, 2023
Nilakshi Roy
Poem

When a Big Tree Fell

Nilakshi’s poem about the fall of a big tree acquires a new dimension. Simple and soulful verse, it operates at many layers. My mother often saidWhen a big tree...

July 31, 2023
Anumita Roy
Cover Story, Crime, Human Rights, Law & Order

Human Trafficking and International Crime

Flesh trade and forced or bonded labour are closely linked with human trafficking. It’s a lucrative trade with millions of dollars of turnover. Here’s a case study of Thailand, a...

May 23, 2023
Elsy Satheesan
Poem

Agony of an Artist

In this verse, Elsy unravels the agony of an artist, who despite his weaknesses soars up with strength. A poem about the dynamics of creativity exclusively for Different Truths. With...

April 27, 2023
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

A Love Story

Here’s a poignant prose-poem on love by Deeya, in Different Truths. The intensity, pain, and sensuousness come alive in her poetic lines. The futile weather-beaten pen failed to portray...

subscribe