people - Different Truths

December 21, 2020
Shyamal Mukhopadhay
Agriculture, Cover Story, Opinion, Politics

Battlefield Farmland: People, Protests, and Governments

The present impasse between the farmers and the government has thickened. Shyamal airs his opinion, exclusively for Different Truths. During the last twenty days, the capital city of the...

December 21, 2020
Sarba Roy
Potpourri

Spices of Life

Sarba pens a colour and mood story of her train in a sleeper compartment. An exclusive for Different Truths. The whiff of air heavy with the smell of raw onions and lemons...

December 11, 2020
Shivani Singh
Poem

People as Homes

Here’s a poem by Shivani about loneliness and belonging, exclusively for Different Truths. Words from a fool, A river of painted disaster, I am not wise enough, But I...

November 30, 2020
Sarba Roy
Life, Short Story

The Kulfiwallah

Sarba’s eye for detail and her ability to transform the mundane, everyday happenings into an interesting story may be seen here. We are beginning a new weekly column from...

November 17, 2020
Enakshi J
People, Potpourri

The Brain Game: Shirkers vs Workers

While the brain of hard workers is trained to start ticking as soon as they are assigned a task, the brain of the shirkers is trained to find an...

October 17, 2020
Arindam Roy
Criticism, Interview, Poem

Neelam Intermingles Engineering & Literature for a Sense of Balance

Technocrat and administrator, Neelam Saxena Chandra, tells us what it means to be a poet and author, balancing home, work, and her creative impulse. She has achieved convergence of...

October 15, 2020
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Interview, Literature, Travel & Food

Nalini Loves Spinning Travel Yarns

Ruchira interviews a traveller and travelogue writer, Nalini Murlidhar, and talks about two books of hers. An exclusive for Different Truths. Once upon a time there was a little...

October 13, 2020
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, People

…And the Girls liked his Wisecracks!

Deeply uncomfortable in mixed company as always, Boy reverted to his standard defence mechanism, making wisecracks. Things changed for him, says Soumya. An exclusive for Different Truths. Boy developed...

October 8, 2020
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Education & Career, People, Potpourri

Down Memory Lane: Snapshots of Hostel Life

Ruchira takes a walk down the memory lane to give us snapshots of hostel life. An exclusive for Different Truths. Ever since I was a little girl, I loved...

September 1, 2020
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, People

My Friend Ron

Soumya tells us about his Bohemian friend, Ron. A wonderful portrait of a free-thinking man. An exclusive for Different Truths. The phone jangled at midnight, shattering my sleep. “I’m at the...

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