Letter Archives - Different Truths

August 19, 2025
Kabir Deb
Poem

The World Today…

Kabir agonises about the meaninglessness of contemporary existence, giving us a slice of the urban life, in this verse, in Different Truths. More kisses, fewer conversationsOne truth is yet...

July 19, 2025
Payal Talreja
Gender

Sexism and Literature

Payal re-examines classics and popular comics to explore how sexist their content is, exclusively in Different Truths. Recently, I decided to recycle through all the old books that I...

July 3, 2025
Anumita Roy
Poem

The Love for a Poem That Refused to Let Go

A poem is born through its creator, the poet. Here, the poem is persistent like a child, till the poet and the poem become one, by Anumita, in Different...

April 21, 2025
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, History & Culture

India through Her Stamps

Sreelata tells us about the journey of India through her stamps. With the first General Post Office being opened, in 1774, in Calcutta, followed by Madras (1778) and Bombay (1792)...

January 24, 2025
Dr Ketaki Datta
Relationship & Lifestyle, Religion

Spotlight: Vivekananda’s Message of Hope and Strength

Dr Ketaki translates a letter from Swami Vivekananda to Alasinga, written in 1895. It offers solace during troubled times. It emphasises unwavering faith in Truth, exclusively for Different Truths....

December 16, 2024
Urna Bose
Book Review, Special Feature, Tribute

A Daughter’s Love Letter to Her Father, Nissim Ezekiel

Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca’s memoir, “Nissim Ezekiel, Poet & Father,” offers a profound exploration of her father’s life and legacy, blending personal reflections. A review by Urna, exclusively for Different...

June 13, 2024
Rachna Thakurdas
Gender, Humor

A Letter to My Daughter

Humourist Rachna’s take on board exams and the fear psychosis that parents and elders build around it. In a soulful letter to her daughter, she spells out her priorities as...

June 3, 2023
Sumita Dutta
Fiction

Journeys Lost

Here’s a story by Sumita, about a journey, exclusively in Different Truths. Dr. Sen’s house was in a state of excitement. His niece was bringing their grandnephews to meet...

March 24, 2023
Olaitan Maryam Mojisola
Poem

The Letter

Here’s an intense poem by Olaitan, her last wish to her fellow-beings, wherein she speaks of the Judgment Day, in Different Truths. WhenThe gateOf Jerusalem swallowsMy spirit before dawn, AndThe...

January 25, 2022
Seema Ahira
Poem

Letter to my Younger Self

An evocative, soul-searching poem, by Seema, exclusively for Different Truths. I have been meaning To pen a letter To my younger self Some sage advice On how it’s okay...

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