Perfume Archives - Different Truths

July 13, 2026
Monika Arora
Poem

She Never Saw Him Again

An evocative love poem of loss and remembrances, by Monika, for Different Truths. She never saw him againTheir love was very briefThey couldn’t be togetherAnd this was her only...

December 6, 2025
Aparajita Dutta
Fiction, Special Feature

His Story

Here’s an intriguing short story by Aparajita, exclusively in Different Truths. Emotions add colour to old buildings, giving them the energy to thrive the blows of time. The sundry...

June 14, 2024
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

When Death Knocked at my Door…

An evocative poem about the final journey, by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. When death knocked at my doorI got dressed very fastIn my finest attireWearing beautiful fragrantflowers in...

May 30, 2024
Ayub Khawar
Poem

Another Verse between Me and My Poem

Amidst harsh cruelty and metaphors of violence, the poet, and his poem are split apart, in this verse by Ayub, exclusively for Different Truths. In the yellow muddled morn,Thinking...

October 1, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction, Humor, Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

A Slice of Divine Life: Live from Kailash

Here’s Tapati’s fictional Durga-Shiva dialogues, full of banter, repartee, wit, and humour, create a laughter riot, an exclusive Special Feature for Different Truths. “Shiva seems too busy these days!...

December 29, 2021
Dr Jayita Sengupta
Short Story, Special Feature

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...

December 21, 2019
Dr. Alok Kumar Ray
Poem

Fancy or Imagination

Dr. Alok Kumar RayDr. Alok K. Ray is a bi- lingual poet who writes both in English and Odia languages. His poems have been published in a number of...

September 14, 2019
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Potpourri

A Peek into the Domain of Scents, Aromas and Fragrances

Ruchira Adhikari GhoshRuchira Adhikari Ghosh brings a liberal, wide-ranging outlook shaped by extensive travel across India and abroad. Educated at Holy Child School, New Delhi, Sacred Heart Convent, Ludhiana,...

February 7, 2019
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Fashion & Beauty, History & Culture

A Tale of Perfumes and Fragrances

Ruchira delves into the antiquity of perfumes and fragrances, exclusively for Different Truths. The word spells class, an epitome of lavish lifestyles, haute couture, not forgetting pleasures of the senses. ...

July 3, 2018
Syed Kabir
Governance

The Unnamed Fame

Here’s an evocative short story by a young storyteller, Kabir. He penned this story, during a recent Creative Writing Workshop, conducted by our Editor-in-Chief, Arindam Roy, under the aggies...