Prayers Archives - Different Truths

November 4, 2025
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

My Silence/ I Cherish a Leap of Love

Here are two poems by Sarala, in Different Truths. The first poem is inward-looking, a tribute to a mother. The second verse is an outward journey, where the poet...

August 23, 2025
Mamta Joshi
Short Story

A Bowlful of Elegy

A poignant and sensitive portrayal of two women, Badi ma and Choti ma, the two sisters-in-law, whose lives are strangely braided. Their glaring differences notwithstanding, they are totally dependent on...

April 30, 2025
Prof Ram Krishna Singh
Poem

Unlock Peace: Powerful Shiva Mantras for Modern Life

Woven with devotion and burdened by life’s harsh realities, Prof Ram’s repetitive prayers fade against a backdrop of stray dogs and encroaching darkness, exclusively for Different Truths. So many...

July 31, 2024
Shalini Samuel
Poem

Clarion Call

A patriotic poem that covers the entire gamut of history and social realities by Shalini, in Different Truths. Mother India’s clarion call to her tenants,Divided by caste you were,...

January 17, 2024
Tapati Sinha
History & Culture, Religion

Makar Sankranti: A Pan-Indian Solar Festival Celebrating Bounty

Makar Sankranti is an important pan-Indian solar festival, known by different names. It is known as Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Pedda Panduga in Andhra Pradesh, Bihu in Assam, Magha...

October 11, 2023
Dr. Navodita Pande
Health

Prayers, Yoga, Meditation, Nature Cure and Ayurveda practiced at Parmarth Niketan

Parmarth Niketan believes in Yoga being a way of life and making one’s life into a prayer to God. Hence they believe a devout person should follow the daily...

July 27, 2023
Tribhawan Kaul
Religion, Travelogue

Shirdi and Sai Baba: Now and Then

Commercialisation has edged out the beautiful ambiance of the 1980s and 90s. The simple village, Shirdi, has lost its charm and innocence. Tribhawan tells us about the sad loss,...

March 14, 2023
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor, Relationship & Lifestyle

Not so Funny

Humourist Soumya plays Love Guru and advices a young couple, recalling what his wife had to say about marrying him, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Recently at a...

December 23, 2022
Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca
Poem

Peace

Kavita’s poem on peace in the dark times is like a prayer that is meaningful with Christmas and New Year celebrations on. An exclusive for Different Truths. I dream...

October 2, 2022
Subhajit Sanyal
Relationship & Lifestyle

Durga Puja is the Time for Teenage Crushes and Love

As Puja comes closer, the plans for the outing get chalked out, and the list of Thakur dekha (visiting the pavilions to see the idols) with friends and family is...

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