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June 16, 2021
Rajashree Mohapatra
Poem

Between Two Wings…

An evocative love poem, by Rajashree, exclusively for Different Truths. Through flames Through loneliness Life moves, From spring to summer When light falls on my face Its shadow falls...

May 25, 2021
Rekha Nambiar
Governance, Poem

Death: A Journey to Eternity!

An evocative elegy by Rekha, as she remembered her mother-in-law’s demise, almost two years back. A poem with which many identify, exclusively for Different Truths. As I lay in...

May 10, 2021
Nilakshi Roy
Fiction, Films, Special Feature, Tribute

Tagore, Ray and Basu: The Broken Nest, Charulata, and Stories from Rabindranath Tagore

There are many admirers of Satyajit Ray’s film, Charulata (1964), which is often seen as a retelling of the story of Rabindranath Tagore’s own time spent with his elder brother...

May 9, 2021
Hayat Saif
Criticism, Multiculturalism, Poem, Special Feature, Translation, Tribute

Gitanjali: Interactions of Bengali Literature with the World

The English translation of Gitanjali, “Song Offerings”, encases only 103, amongst which one poem is a combined translation of two other poems. Fifty-three of the poems are from...

May 9, 2021
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Environment, Literature, Music, Special Feature, Tribute

Musings of Tagore on Love and Mysticism

A relentlessly seeking, sensitive, intellectual soul, Tagore wanted to drink the elixir of life to the dregs. He found beauty in everything around him. Even the minuscule objects...

April 30, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Travelogue

A Baroque Experience

Dr. Roopali shares an interesting experience of how she met two Sardarjis, at Vienna Railway Station, a warm welcome and hospitality into their abode and more. An exclusive for...

January 29, 2021
Mitali Chakravarty
Book Serialisation, Essay, Fiction, Humour

Chapter 10: Unbound – XII

Mitali tells us that a swanky restaurant in China had no toilet, while a house had a musical toilet. She talks of musical gadgets, automatic doors, a language where...

June 15, 2020
Rekha Nambiar
Poem

The Melody of the River…

Rekha NambiarRekha Nambiar is an educator by profession. She loves to write about her feelings and thoughts regarding various subjects that touch her. An avid reader and movie watcher,...

November 28, 2019
Soma Bhowmik
Poem

Loneliness

Soma BhowmikSoma Bhowmik wears many hats. She is attached with the creative world as an artist. Her subject is oil painting on canvas. She is an actress and an...

November 15, 2019
Sneha Prakash Thakur
Book Review, Books

Naked Beneath the Midnight Sun: A Bildungsroman Story

Sneha Prakash ThakurSneha is an entrepreneur, teacher, feminist, literary critic, book reviewer, writer, culinarian, mother, wife and daughter. She is certified in Feminist Studies at IIT Madras and holds...