Lotus Archives - Different Truths

June 28, 2025
Arundhati Mukherjee
Poem

Awakening the Soul: Lotus Love in Every Raindrop

Arundhati’s poem describes a gentle monsoon that awakens the soul—raindrops, lotus blooms, and inner surrender merge in this meditative ode to divine grace, exclusively for Different Truths. The sombre...

November 2, 2023
Durgesh Verma
Poem

Gist of Fleeting Memories

Memories remain and often becomes part of our identity. Here’s a poem by Durgesh, for Different Truths, where he takes the ‘voyage within’ to emerge enriched. A Lotus blooms on the...

October 6, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem, Religion, Special Feature

The Supernova

Lopamudra’s dedication to the icon of Goddess Durga, the creative feminine force at the core of our religious, cultural and mythological milieu, is a poem that attempts to transcend...

September 29, 2022
Anumita Roy
Myth, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Goddess Lakshmi Bless my Home!

Anumita takes a trip down memory lane and recalls the Lokhi (Lakshmi) puja at her Kolkata home. She tells us how the Goddess is a part of everyday discourse...

June 18, 2018
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Oh Woman!

A woman-centric and a protest poem by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. Your eyes Vast Blue River Full of sweet dreams! Your eyebrows Arched like a soft bow! Your...

June 13, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

A Life-Enriching Training

Hemashri shares her experience of a training as a bureaucrat that enriched her. She shares her experience, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I was nominated for...

June 6, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Kerala Polity Acquiring a Redder Hue: Outlook Ominous for Congress, BJP

CPI(M) candidate Saji Cherian retained the seat by trouncing Congress candidate D Vijaya Kumar by a record margin of over 20,000 votes. BJP’s P S Sreedharan Pillai, who was...

March 22, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Fashion & Beauty

The Wonderland of Traditional Indian Jewellery

Ruchira tells us about some popular ornaments from various parts of India that women still love to adorn and possess, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Since...

February 12, 2018
IPA Service
Cinema, Politics

Lilywhite Kamal Paints Lotus Rajini Saffron

Kamal is not sure if Rajini is saffron but he is sure enough that he probably isn’t. With ‘saffron’ Kamal is conveying that Rajini if he is saffron, must...

January 25, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Art of Unconditional Service – LIX

Sukha continued narrating the story, second subpart, continuing from last week, as retold by Nilanjana, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Sukha continues narrating the story. Krishna...

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