Heaven Archives - Different Truths

August 8, 2026
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Puppy Love: The K9 Kind

Humourist Soumya talks about canine love, with paroxysms of emotions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The first canine love in my life was my grandfather’s Daschund,...

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 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...

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...

October 4, 2023
Aprajita Gupta
Poem

Confessions of a Un-victim

People are increasingly becoming small, self-centred and conceited. Here’s a protest poem by Aprajita, a take on social issue, in Different Truths. Ghastly screech travelled through my porous walls last...

April 26, 2023
Martins Tommyson
Poem

The Sun-god at Mount Horeb

An evocative poem to Nature – a prayer to the Sun-god – showing the deep connect with the heavenly bodies in African culture by Martins, for Different Truths. Sun-godsitting still...

December 5, 2022
Shernaz Wadia
Gender, Human Rights

Why is it a Curse to be a Girl-child?

Shernaz fictionalises a real-life account where the daughter, a girl-child, in dire need of kidney transplant was left uncared for. No medical expenses were provisioned for her since she...

August 31, 2022
Dr Pragya Bajpai
Poem

Heaven’s Gateway

In this poignant poem, Dr Pragya deals with the tangible-intangible dualities of the mind, exclusively for Different Truths. I'm on my way back to Pune The luggage is full...

February 25, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Multiculturalism, People, Place, Travel & Food

Travel Trailing my Bengali Roots

Dr. Roopali rediscovers her Bengali roots not only in Kolkata but in distant lands, the UK and the US, meeting kins in weddings and other festive occasions. An exclusive...