Kaleidoscope 2017
An eminent writer, Sutapa, whose talked-about book is soaring the bestsellers charts tells us about her journey in the year that was. She also shares her review about some of the...
The Sight of Policemen gives me the Heebie-Jeebies
It was during the impecunious student days that we traveled the city and even the country using public transport, whenever we couldn’t persuade kindly strangers to offer lifts, but...
The Heart of Donna Rai: Police
Here’s the third and final part of the three-part book extract from the forthcoming novel, The Heart of Donna Rai by Sumita, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different...
Close Encounters of the Wild Kind –1
Fancy-free and footloose, three friends decide on an adventurous trip. They meet an Australian bicyclist and decide to visit a wildlife resort, meeting villagers and a sadhu. Here’s the...
25th Anniversary of Babri Masjid Demolition, Seminar on Nationalism and Hindutwa
A seminar on Nationalism and Hindutwa has been organised, at Allahabad, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Babri Masjid Demolition. A report in Different Truths. Citizens of Allahabad...
Tipu Sultan: A Hero or a Charlatan?
The deeds and misdeeds of Tipu Sultan are aired, discussed, debated and washed like dirty linen by all and sundry again and again even 300 years later, while a...
Vanished – I
Sumita tells us an engrossing story, in two parts. Here’s the first part, a horror-humour, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Dainagri: Police and government officials admit their...
The Tadpoles Did Not See
Here’s a poem by Sumita that celebrates nature, the playful innocence of girls, memory, and identity, in Different Truths. The surface rippled, Three pairs of feet plopped in And...
A Sense of Humour is not Being Funny!
Having a sense of humour is not the same as being funny. The latter implies being able to tell a joke well or perfectly timing a pun to lighten...
The Blue Whale Game
Rakhi revisits the Blue Whale Game and its sheer madness. She ends on a hopeful and positive note, in this verse, in Different Truths. I know their name But...