Celebration - Different Truths

March 16, 2022
Kamrun Nahar
Poem

A Shining Star

An evocative poem, by Kamrun, celebrating humankind, exclusively for Different Truths. The golden beauty of humanity The kindhearted gorgeous human soul The loveable creature that is created by God......

March 13, 2022
Parvathy Ramachandran
Poem

The Longest Celebration

Parvathy celebrates the various stages of womanhood, in this verse. An exclusive for Different Truths. The celebration of womanhood, and the longest celebration it is Right from birth to...

February 14, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, Special Feature

Valentine-Day Blues!

Humourist Soumya shares a fictionalised story of his daughter, Medha, and her Valentine’s Day blues. Here’s a special feature, on the eve of the V-Day, in the weekly column,...

December 29, 2021
Sumita Dutta
Fiction, Special Feature

Trifle

Here are four micro-fictions – Air, The Peacock Strut, Helmets, and Repartee – presenting four slices of life, Trifle, by Sumita, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths....

December 28, 2021
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Fiction, Gender, Health, Special Feature

A Spurious Existence

Two women in denial. One wanted a daughter from her second husband after 11 pregnancies – two deaths and six abortions. Belonging to Tajikistan, she donned a hijab but...

December 10, 2021
Rajashree Mohapatra
Poem

Mystical Silence

A poignant love poem celebrating nature, by Rajashree, exclusively for Different Truths. Confined to my mystical silence I bloom like a flower And my aromatic fragrance silently floats To...

October 18, 2021
Prof. Swaraj Raj
Cinema, Music, Poem

Celebrating Saawan in Songs

Dr. Swaraj celebrates the beauty of Sawaan, in his seminal article, exploring its nuances in Hindi film and non-film songs, other than cultural overtures. An exclusive for Different Truths....

October 12, 2021
Shernaz Wadia
Guest Blog, Poem

A Goddess Speaks

A protest poem, by Shernaz, celebrating Goddess Durga, for Different Truths. glorified as the ‘divine feminine’ I bleed with the honour of the raped incense sticks burn before me...

June 9, 2021
Shormita Bose
Advocacy, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+

What’s the Significance of Pride Month?

Shormita tells us about the importance of Pride month, mapping its genesis. It is celebrated to remind us of the discrimination and marginalisation of the LGBTQIA+ community. They still...

May 12, 2021
Dr. Partha Banerjee
Dance, Language, Migration & Diaspora, Multiculturalism, Music, People, Place, Special Feature, Theatre, Tribute

One Last Tagore Birthday before My Death

A Diaspora, Dr. Partha shares the agony of a Bengali far away from his homeland. He confesses, there are quite a few other Bengali immigrants both from Bangladesh...

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