baul Archives - Different Truths

December 11, 2025
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Critique, Music

Baul, Bhakti & Beyond: Tagore’s Secret Recipe for Immortal Love Songs

Ruchira states that Tagore’s eternal quest for the elusive “Paran Sakha” merges divine love, Vaishnava bhakti and human longing in soul-stirring melodies for Different Truths. Tagore, the versatile genius, shall...

September 16, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Poem

Dreaming Dhaka on the River Buri-Ganga

Memories of people, boatmen, food, songs, a river, encapsulates the agony of a migrant father, in this poem, by Dr. Roopali. An exclusive for Different Truths. When you grow...

June 25, 2021
Prof. Sonjoy Dutta-Roy
Poem

The Bee’s Song

As an homage to the singer Baul Shah Abdul Karim, Prof. Sonjoy transcreates a baul song from Bengali into English. An exclusive for Different Truths. Without you I cannot...

August 12, 2020
Prof. Sonjoy Dutta-Roy
Poem

Tribute to Lalon Fakir-I

Prof. Sonjoy Dutta-RoyProf Sonjoy Dutta Roy retired as Professor/Head, Department of English, Dean of Arts, and Coordinator of Centres for Theatre/Films and Media Studies at the University of Allahabad....

May 9, 2020
Lily Swarn
Poem, Special Feature, Tribute

O Bard of Bengal

Lily SwarnLily Swarn is a gold medallist and a double university colour holder from Panjab University. She has authored, A Trellis of Ecstasy (poetry), Lilies of the Valley (essays),...