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November 19, 2025
Muddasir Ramzan
Poem

What Then?

(After Yeats) An evocative poem by Muddasir "He must grow a legendary man,”His chosen teachers thought at school.He spent his life according to a youthful plan.‘What then?’ sang Nietzsche’s...

November 10, 2025
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

Why are we a Nation of Citizens Without Conscience?

Are we a nation that plays the blame game best and points fingers at others? All these are done to shirk away our own responsibilities, states Hemashri, in the...

November 7, 2025
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, History & Culture

Of Udaipur, Padmavati Controversy and Yummy Laal Maans, a Rajasthani Dish

Sarika takes us through enchanting Udaipur, its palaces, and forts, the many tales of valour, the controversy surrounding a film, Padmavati. She shares a yummy Rajasthani cuisine, Laal Maans,...

November 4, 2025
Anumita Roy
Potpourri

DST: The Ebb and Flow of the Flux of Time

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus likened time to the constant flow of river water. Time present is always in flux. It’s ephemeral. Man has grappled with time since eons. Here Anumita...

November 4, 2025
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

My Silence/ I Cherish a Leap of Love

Here are two poems by Sarala, in Different Truths. The first poem is inward-looking, a tribute to a mother. The second verse is an outward journey, where the poet...

October 29, 2025
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Three perspectives of an evocative poem by Mamta. A dinner thrown as farewellThe guests lovingly swellAmbience, menu perfectThe bar too well lacedThe mood quasi-festiveA loving couple restiveAfter three quarters of...

October 18, 2025
Arindam Roy
Short Story

The Dancing Lamp

Childhood and teenage are magical years. Two teenagers, Arun and Gaurishankar, witness a spooky incident. The midsummer nights’ eerie event scared them. Despite their fears, they recorded the details of the...

October 11, 2025
Anumita Roy
Short Story

Throb in my Vein

Strange are the twists and turns of life. Here the protagonist of Anumita’s story finds herself caught in layers of whirlwinds, of storms raging within her. She blanks out and...

September 26, 2025
Nyra Banerjee
Fashion & Beauty

Dainty Feet need Loving Care!

Beautiful, dainty feet are sensuously feminine. It’s important to pamper your feet and take proper care. A lady knows how to select the befitting footwear for the occasion and accessorise it...

September 25, 2025
Farheen Viquas
Science & Technology

Technology Translating into Virtuality and Reality

Technology is a life changing experience with the boundaries between the virtual and real diminishing fast, says Bangalore-based Farheen, exclusively in Different Truths. Disney Research’s Magic Bench is an...

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