Paradise Lost!
Satraps, the political lords and masters of the megapolis, call the shots. Soumya tells us about a park and the loss of greenery. An exclusive for Different Truths. Central...
O Mumbai, my Love!
Ruchira profiles the financial capital of India, Mumbai. It is also known as the city of dreams and opportunities. An exclusive for Different Truths. Mumbai (earlier Bombay), India’s financial...
Aesthetics, Politics, Pedagogy and Tagore
Tagore rested on his desire for a far-off planet, listened to the invitation of a dream and did not allow the spaceship to rust. His journeys and envisagements, however,...
Broken Trysts
An evocative and surreal poem, by Chaitali, about a rain-drenched city, exclusively for Different Truths. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, are they only drops of rain? Or the skies raining memories, splashing...
Lockdown Effect: Two Vignettes
Two evocative poems, by Sunil, on the pandemic, exclusively for Different Truths. #1: This street, That street a street awash in the orange light of the masthead lamp;...
Unspoken
A poignant poem about Kolkata, by Gopal, exclusively for Different Truths. I read night sky like the evening paper, throw the meaning of seismic bumps out as they lives...
Prosperous Pune Pulsates with Life
Ruchira takes us on a tour of Pune, a city replete with history, culture, cuisine and more. An exclusive for Different Truths. In Maharashtra, after Aamchi Mumbai, the city I love...
Hurrah for Hyderabad!
Ruchira Adhikari GhoshRuchira Adhikari Ghosh brings a liberal, wide-ranging outlook shaped by extensive travel across India and abroad. Educated at Holy Child School, New Delhi, Sacred Heart Convent, Ludhiana,...
Snapshots from South: A Redux
Ruchira tells us about two getaways, both quaint, in Kerala. These are Poovar and Padmanabhapuram Palace, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. While writing my memoirs about...
It Does Not Rain Hopes Anywhere
An evocative poem that talks about rain, city life and the ills of urbanisation, by Mamta, exclusively for Different Truths. Every day my son anxiously checks The weather reports...