To Find my own Word
Duska tries to find her own word, her own voice, as all poets and writers do in this verse. Countless poets have already told ...
Vaginas don’t have Homes/Dream of Apples
Two sisters, Dishani Roy and Ritamvara Bhattacharya, compose poems in sync. Here’s a jugalbandi of two intense poets and their poetry of protest. A Different Truths exclusive. Vaginas don’t have...
Mothers and Beloveds
Lily talks of the real, flesh-and- blood mother, not the flat, cardboard-like sentimental mother, depicted in films and songs. We fight the most with our mothers because we love her...
Oceanic Eyes
Lily’s tribute to her mother on Mother’s Day. She talks of her sea-green oceanic eyes, among other things. Your perfume, dripping love As you tucked me into bed With the...
The Great Conflict of Good Friday
Jesus Christ’s martyrdom has held everyone in awe It is a strange and fantastic story of a ragged carpenter with a short life, who changed the world. A man...
…And God Played Hide and Seek in Guptipara
Sisir brings alive the magic and mystery of Guptipara. Here God played hide and seek with his devotee, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He unfolds the story of a village situated in...
Yoga: Unwind into Spirituality
Abhilasha unravels the many secrets of yoga. She explains how it is being repackaged to suit the needs of other religions too. Atheists too find meaning in it. Yoga...
Art and Artiste
This is perhaps the longest intro in Different Truths. Please hear me out and you’ll know why I am saying what I am saying. Am not blaming or condemning anyone....
Spotlight Celebrates Investigative Journalism
Spotlight faces a dilemma, where egos and friendships clash, as disguise and pretense filter into the language, in the Temples of God. Finally, it becomes a quest of loyalty to one’s...
Love, Seduction and Sex: Three Sirens of Literature
Renowned writers have dealt with love, seduction and sex aesthetically and sensitively. Ratan takes a close look into the so-called ‘Victorian taboos’ and shows us how these ‘three sirens’ of literature...