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October 22, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Poem

I am Kali, the Black Goddess

Dr Roopali identifies with the dark goddess, Kali, detailing how she severed off many heads of her oppressors – a Diwali exclusive, the day she is worshipped, for Different...

October 6, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem, Religion, Special Feature

The Supernova

Lopamudra’s dedication to the icon of Goddess Durga, the creative feminine force at the core of our religious, cultural and mythological milieu, is a poem that attempts to transcend...

October 3, 2022
Susmita Bhattacharya
Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

Durga Puja Nostalgia: Opening an Old Album and the Paroxysms of Emotions

Freshly returned from South America, first time Durga Puja to experience yet the vast unsettled feeling from being brought to a quite stringent and conservative environment in Batanagar from the...

October 2, 2022
Pankhuri Sinha
Poem

Goddess Kali Will Knock Your Door!

Pankhuri pays obeisance to Goddess Kali, worshipped on Diwali, reminding us of the humane and kind acts that she would enquire from us. An exclusive Special Feature for Different...

October 1, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction, Humor, Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

A Slice of Divine Life: Live from Kailash

Here’s Tapati’s fictional Durga-Shiva dialogues, full of banter, repartee, wit, and humour, create a laughter riot, an exclusive Special Feature for Different Truths. “Shiva seems too busy these days!...

September 29, 2022
Anumita Roy
Myth, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Goddess Lakshmi Bless my Home!

Anumita takes a trip down memory lane and recalls the Lokhi (Lakshmi) puja at her Kolkata home. She tells us how the Goddess is a part of everyday discourse...

September 29, 2022
Sutapa Basu
Poem, Religion, Special Feature

Ode to Devi Durga

Which Durga we should worship, asks a little girl. Sutapa pays tribute to the mortal Durga and the Goddess, in this verse, in Different Truths. ‘Durga Puja?’ My little...

September 28, 2022
Souma Kanti Roy
Fairs & Festivals, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

The Fever and Frenzy of Puja Grips Kolkata with Renewed Vigour

With the advent of Durga Puja, Bengalis in Kolkata – and elsewhere – go berserk with joy. The fever and frenzy of Puja grip the city. A month or two...

September 28, 2022
Subhajit Sanyal
Short Story, Special Feature

Padmavati: A Hurricane of the Heaven

A teenager, Padmavati, tried to save her pet duck, Hari, from being sacrificed at the altar of the Goddess. No one could ever imagine challenging the oppressive village landlords,...

September 28, 2022
Parvathy Ramachandran
Poem

Durga, Kali, Saraswathi, Lakshmi and Parvathi…

A woman-centric protest poem by Parvathy, exclusively for Different Truths. People called her by different names… She blew forth like the wind – Spreading the fragrance of wild roses....

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