language Archives - Different Truths

July 13, 2026
Shernaz Wadia
Opinion, Potpourri, Religion

Prayer: A Unifying Force

Shernaz dwells on the issue of prayers for all, theist, atheist, deist, or agnostic. She eruditely reasons that prayer is synonymous with poetry, exclusively in Different Truths. After the...

July 2, 2026
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

Memorable Meals I Have Had

Humourist Soumya tells us of the many adventures of his, in the company of others, between 1983 and 2013. He mixes humour, food, drinks, fancy-free, and footloose bohemian life...

June 27, 2026
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism

That Language Named Urdu

The fictional character of Urdu having a Muslim character persisted in times of Premchand and also exists till now. He also encouraged the use of Hindustani, a simplified version...

June 5, 2026
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Life is no Magic Carpet for Salman in a Faraway Land!

Twenty-eight-year-old Salman is from Bhadohi, in East Uttar Pradesh. He was just 8 years old when he came to Chennai with his father. He misses home. Life is no...

September 23, 2025
Ram Krishna Sinha
Poem

Unlock the Secret Language of the Stars

Ram’s imaginative journey to the stars explores a childlike fascination with the cosmos and itscelestial beings, for Different Truths. The night sky,full of stars, andconstellations,fascinates me.I wonder,what a great...

May 21, 2025
Tirtho Banerjee
Poem

Burglary: Silence and the Powerful Language of Unspoken Grief

Tirtho’s poem is about a ransacked home that evokes a deep sense of violated privacy and irretrievable loss, witnessed by silent, broken remnants, exclusively for Different Truths. The twisted...

May 16, 2025
Arindam Roy
Obituary, Tribute

A Tribute: Raj Babu’s Legacy of Love, Compassion & Poetry

Arindam mourns the profound loss of Raj Babu Gandham, a trilingual poet, cherished friend, and guiding light whose kindness touched many hearts, exclusively for Different Truths. The passing of...

December 2, 2024
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Poem

Mural: Street Art and the Language of Love

Dr Sunil’s evocative poem, exclusively for Different Truths, is about a forgotten warehouse, scarred by time, that mirrors the city’s unseen wounds in the sunrise. Dawnbleeds on thesplinteredwindow-glass, ofan abandoned...

November 30, 2024
Dr Sharmila Ray
Book Review, Poem

The Love of Language and the Power of Poetry

Dr Sharmila reviews Raja Chakraborty’s The 6.15 Train, a collection of poems that offers a unique perspective on perception, skill, and the human psyche for Different Truths. Raja Chakraborty’s The...

July 31, 2024
Shalini Samuel
Poem

Clarion Call

A patriotic poem that covers the entire gamut of history and social realities by Shalini, in Different Truths. Mother India’s clarion call to her tenants,Divided by caste you were,...