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December 2, 2025
Tatjana Debeljacki
Poem

Aquarius/Living out of Poem

Aquarius A poem of longing and wish by Tatjana. Dedicated to Dragoljub Djuričić While it’s raining, and when there is happiness,And while dreaming the green knight,When the fear is...

November 26, 2025
Moinak Dutta
Poem

A heart-wrenching poem by Moinak about missing tigers, raising awareness against illegal poaching of the wild cats. Every year, they are going missing,From Parks, Sanctuaries,From registers as they are christenedBy...

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 excels at blaming others? ‘All these are done to shirk away our own responsibilities,’ states Hemashri in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths....

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

No Homecoming Ever

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...