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July 26, 2023
Francesco Favetta
Poem

Poetic Love, Faith, Unity: Silent Words, Truthful Light

Francesco explores love, emotions, brotherhood, and faith in this evocative poem, navigating darkness and beauty, exclusively for Different Truths. The words remain silent, but soon the truth will be...

July 15, 2023
Jennifer Gurney
Poem

Haiku Reflections: Grief, Thunder, Memories, and Moonlight

These haiku verses, by Jennifer, express grief, storms, remembrance, and connection, reflecting fleeting emotions. Grief crashes in at Least-expected times Uninvited guest *** Thunder rolls in The not-too-distant sky...

May 1, 2023
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Fiction, Short Story, Special Feature

Kabuliwala of the Eden Gardens

As an homage to Tagore, Atrayee writes a modern version of Kabuliwala. This Mini’s world is that of crayons, TV, Cricket matches, and more. But, the echoes of...

April 6, 2023
Arun Dash
Poem

Of Memories

An evocative poem of memories by Arun Dash What ethereal stuff Are you made of, My memories? Fancied or real, Of love or of longing, Of a laugh...

March 31, 2023
Mallika Bhaumik
Poem

Us

Love or its loss is found among the mundane, everyday things. It speaks through the most ordinary objects about two people very close. Here’s a love poem by Mallika, for...

February 14, 2023
Different Truths Poets
Poem, Special Feature

A Mini-Anthology of Poems on V-Day

On the occasion of the Valentine’s Day, we bring to you a mini-anthology of six poems from India and Mauritius, showing many colours of love. Lily ponders about what...

September 30, 2022
Sumita Dutta
Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

Durga Puja: A Five-day Extravaganza of Food, Feast, Fun, and Frolic

Eyes closed, each of us disappears into our own consciousness where we perhaps see a beloved departed parent or remember a past when they stood above us uttering these...

September 27, 2022
Mitali Chakravarty
Cover Story, Refugees, Religion, Special Feature

The Homeless in the Festival of Homecoming

In the Goddess Durga’s homecoming, Mitali reminisces the fragrance of three seasonal flowers that reminds her of home. She reflects on the homelessness of refugees – no homecoming for...

September 7, 2022
Prabal Kumar Basu
Poem

A Family Chair

An evocative poem where memory and identity merge in a chair by Prabal, exclusively for Different Truths. My inheritances are humble Among them An incredible chair deserves the attention...

August 6, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction

The Orchids

The beautiful patch of Orchids, in the neighbourhood of Neeta’s Hyderabad home, was mysterious. Rich women were vanishing. Here’s a short story by Tapati, that unfolds the mystery, exclusively in...