Philosophy
An evocative poem of longing, by Kamrun, exclusively for Different Truths. In the idling of the midday sun, Someone roaming and circulating like a wanderer… At the tip of...
My Gift of Valentine!
The doctor’s verdict was a shock. She read the paper given to her; it said how to take care during the first trimester. She was pregnant! Anumita tells us how...
Mandaravas
An enigmatic story that unfolds itself through metaphors and images, talking of dreams and desires, of love and lust and the quintessence of womanhood. This story is a part of the...
A Spurious Existence
Two women in denial. One wanted a daughter from her second husband after 11 pregnancies – two deaths and six abortions. Belonging to Tajikistan, she donned a hijab but...
Notes on Translating Poems of Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino into English
Every language has its own qualities, not only in the poetic or linguistic sense, but also in the manner in which through the uniqueness of that language, the speakers...
Missing you Again, Today
An enigmatic love poem, by Rajashree, exclusively for Different Truths. Your memory is still there. Clings to a moulding wall At every gust, they push me back, Leaves murmur...
Mahaguru and Mahatma: A Reflection on the Relationship between Tagore and Gandhi
There were many striking contrasts between these two personalities. Yet they found some common chord and there began a friendship which lasted till Tagore’s death in 1941. As...
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...
The Lost Feelings
A poignant love poem of loss and longing, by Suchismita, exclusively for Different Truths. The day you left me Wasn’t the day I was broken. I was shattered the...
