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...
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...
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!...
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...
Expensive Periods
During a research about taxes, the author’s attention was drawn to the facts of luxury taxes. There she discovered that tampons and pads come under the umbrella of luxury...
Trifle
Here are four micro-fictions – Air, The Peacock Strut, Helmets, and Repartee – presenting four slices of life, Trifle, by Sumita, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths....
The End of all Arguments
There was a culture hero who lived in what is today’s West Africa. He was especially well known and praised by the Ashanti People of Ghana. He was none...
Confetti in a Storm
An intriguing story by Ismail that describes a day in the life of a poet. A Different Truths exclusive for the Special Feature on Africa. I’ve got to. Got...
Mahaguru and Mahatma: A Reflection on the Relationship between Tagore and Gandhi
There were many striking contrasts between these two personalities. Yet they found some common chord and there began a friendship which lasted till Tagore’s death in 1941. As...
Tribute to Tagore: An eAnthology of Poems
Thirteen poets with as many poems, from three countries, pay their homages to Tagore, in verse, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. #1. twenty-eight line ©Michele Baron The...