Ignorance Archives - Different Truths

February 12, 2025
Sohini Roychowdhury
Dance, Mythology, Religion

Focus: The Nataraja Iconography and its Deep-Rooted Meaning—Part Two

Sohini and Rishi discuss Shiva’s cosmic dance, “Tandava,” crushing Apasmara (ignorance) underfoot, symbolising the triumph of knowledge and the cyclical nature of the universe, exclusively for Different Truths. In...

May 4, 2024
Olaitan Maryam Mojisola
Poem

When the Lies are Gone

An intense and powerful protest poem by Olaitan that explores ‘living shadows of truths’ and ‘pleasant tortures’, in Different Truths. The living shadows Of truths visitThe tombsOf our minds,And the pristine...

December 16, 2023
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Short Story

The Bright Light of Knowledge

Vatsala tells us about a learned Vedic priest of the Arya Samaj, modelled on her maternal grandfather, Pandit Harikrishna Beeharee, whom she dedicates this short story to. The protagonist illuminates the...

October 21, 2022
Dr. Sudipta Mishra
Education & Career, Opinion

Education Dispels Ignorance & Brings About Cultural Revolution

Dr Sudipta tells us the many benefits of education, which dispels ignorance and paves the way for a cultural revolution – an exclusive for Different Truths. Education is the...

July 28, 2022
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Poem

Take Me to the World of My Dreams

Ritambhara dreams of a beautiful world of her dreams, where there is happiness, joy, and glee, a safe world for children. A Different Truths exclusive. A smile on every...

May 12, 2021
Dr. Partha Banerjee
Dance, Language, Migration & Diaspora, Multiculturalism, Music, People, Place, Special Feature, Theatre, Tribute

One Last Tagore Birthday before My Death

A Diaspora, Dr. Partha shares the agony of a Bengali far away from his homeland. He confesses, there are quite a few other Bengali immigrants both from Bangladesh...

May 9, 2021
Dr. Navodita Pande
Criticism, Poem, Short Story, Special Feature, Tribute

Remembering Tagore

In all of his creative works, what touched Navodita is the poignancy and the deep feeling of emotion that flow with his thoughts – the sensitivity, the words...

October 24, 2019
Anoucheka Gangabissoon
Poem

Confession!

Anoucheka GangabissoonAnoucheka Gangabissoon is a primary school educator in Mauritius. She writes poems and short stories on a wide range of subjects. She publishes regularly on online poetry sites...

September 22, 2018
Different Truths Poets
Poem

Anthology of Poems on Africa of Earth and Beauty

We present an Anthology of Poems, on Africa, wherein 66 poets, with as many poems, spread across 19 nations [India (41); Nigeria (8); two each from the US and...

June 21, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Gender

Indian Eve: Still a Long Way to Go

Ruchira tells us about the trials and tribulations of being a girl-child or a woman in the patriarchal Indian society, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. For...

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