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December 22, 2023
Anumita Roy
Food

Yummy Motorshutir Kochuri, a Winter Delicacy

Motoshutir kochuri (pea-filled puffs) are winter delicacies in Bengali homes. Anumita shares the traditional recipe made by her ma (mother), in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Winter is...

December 21, 2023
Bhawini Tripathi
Poem

Dusk

Bhawini talks of nature and the ebb of life in this poignant sad poem. Cracked near the dusty mountains,As the weary sun does bleedMy heart sobs out,Its music much...

December 20, 2023
Debasis Tripathy
Poem

Bee / Ego

Here are two poems by Debasis for Different Truths. The first poem, Bee, celebrates the nature, the bee and the honey it collects from far away like a distant song....

December 16, 2023
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Short Story

The Bright Light of Knowledge

Vatsala tells us about a learned Vedic priest of the Arya Samaj, modelled on her maternal grandfather, Pandit Harikrishna Beeharee, whom she dedicates this short story to. The protagonist illuminates the...

December 9, 2023
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Poem

The Odyssey of Life: Beyond Trials and Tribulations

Here’s Ritambhara evocative poem about life and faith in God, in Different Truths. In the blink of an eye, everything rejiggered The world that existed a second ago, is...

December 8, 2023
Sonali Chakraborty
Food

Bake Yummy Apple Crescent Rolls at Home

Mini Apple Crescent rolls are perfect for breakfast on a cold morning with a steaming cup of tea or coffeThe recipe is quite simple if you follow the steps. Bake a...

December 7, 2023
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Potpourri

The Silver Bowl

Ruchira reminisces about a silver set for a cousin’s wedding, many moons ago, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Looking back now, I am inclined to believe...

November 30, 2023
Sushmita Gupta
Poem

Gift Box

Here’s an inward looking, woman-centric poem from Sushmita. An evocative poem for Different Truths. Even though,I am no one,Or nothing,To you,Strangely,I became,Your gift box,That keeps,Giving. You marvel,At my giving,And at...

November 29, 2023
Sailasree Potay
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Golconda: The Fort that Stands Aloof!

The Golconda Fort is a mini city in itself and even today after almost 800 years it still stands as one of the Hyderabad’s greatest architectural wonders, a testimony to...

November 29, 2023
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

I can not Celebrate you

An intense poem by Deeya that braids alienation and love. I can’t celebrate youScraps of junk you rotin my mind – the sudden stab in my ribsdoesn’t bleed through...