Family - Different Truths

June 11, 2025
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

Myriad Tales

Here’s an intense poem about the inner turmoil, by Deeya, for Different Truths. Curses left me behindTo float like blotchesOn skinBlindfolding me Legends floated onSoda; it was a wild nightAnd...

May 29, 2025
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Cinema, Films, Reviews

Lost Love and Family Neglect in Sharmila Tagore’s Swan Song

Sharmila Tagore delivers a poignant performance as an octogenarian in Puratawn, a drama about family, loss, and enduring connections, reviews Ruchira, exclusively for Different Truths. One of the most...

May 27, 2025
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Healing Lost Love: The Power of Compassion

Sarala poignantly captures in verse the agony of an aged mother sent to an old-age home, exclusively for Different Truths. Oh God, how I cried to see that old...

May 9, 2025
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

The Revenge of Tashi

A bold and intense prose poem by Deeya, in Different Truths. Tashi breathes the mud of magic. The cold windy day translucently blows and his bones rattle against a tepid...

April 12, 2025
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Dementia, the Demon

An intense social awareness poem on dementia by Sarala, in Different Truths. He was the much sought after engineer in a well-known firm With foreign trips plenty A man...

March 21, 2025
Sarika Sarkar Das
Travel, Travelogue

A Love Letter to Mahabaleshwar: Monsoon Getaway with Family

Sarika takes us on a monsoon road trip to Mahabaleshwar, blending family joy with nature’s splendour, creating cherished memories among mist-kissed hills, exclusively for Different Truths. Last monsoon, in...

February 25, 2025
Elsy Satheesan
Poem

A Dark Love Letter: Sleet, Icicles, and Frozen Landscapes

An evocative verse by Elsy where Nature and life intertwine transcending from the individual to the cosmic sensibility, exclusively for Different Truths. Tonight, it is sleet,silently creeping downthe muted...

January 15, 2025
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Poem

True Love, at Last!

Here’s a soulful love poem by Vatsala, for Different Truths. Like an elegant knighthe softly holds my hand,Lovingly, he imprintsprotective kisses on my forehead In contrast to my past-Scars...

December 10, 2024
Mona Vijaykar
Relationship & Lifestyle

Neglect in the Name of Love: A Growing Problem

Mona criticises the shift in power dynamics, highlighting women as perpetrators of abuse, often targeting in-laws, and calls for awareness and action, exclusively for Different Truths. There has been...

December 6, 2024
Dr Ketaki Datta
Memoir, Relationship & Lifestyle

A Love Letter to the Moon: A Serendipitous Encounter

Ketaki’s memoir explores a life filled with personal and professional challenges, highlighting family, academic, and medical experiences and a memorable incident, exclusively for Different Truths. Father had to join...

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