Security Archives - Different Truths

July 2, 2026
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

Memorable Meals I Have Had

Humourist Soumya tells us of the many adventures of his, in the company of others, between 1983 and 2013. He mixes humour, food, drinks, fancy-free, and footloose bohemian life...

April 9, 2024
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy

Rights of the Elderly: Government Policies and Schemes for Older Persons

Rita takes a look into the rights of the elderly and educates us about various government policies and schemes for the elders, in the weekly, exclusively for Different Truths....

March 9, 2024
Rita Bhattacharjee
Criticism, Gender, Special Feature

Do We Love Older Women in Literature?

Rita remembers five older women characters in fiction, who are strong feminist characters, as part of the special feature on International Women’s Day (IWD), exclusively for Different Truths. Books...

March 8, 2024
Dr. Brajesh Kumar Gupta
Gender, Special Feature

Are we Empowering Women Ensuring Participation in Every Aspect of Life?

Dr. Brajesh discusses women’s empowerment, focusing on improving social, economic, political, and legal strength, ensuring equal rights, and fostering confidence, exclusively for Different Truths. Women – the life-givers, the...

October 4, 2023
Aprajita Gupta
Poem

Confessions of a Un-victim

People are increasingly becoming small, self-centred and conceited. Here’s a protest poem by Aprajita, a take on social issue, in Different Truths. Ghastly screech travelled through my porous walls last...

September 16, 2023
Prof. Swaraj Raj
Crime, Humour

Sleep Safe and Sound: How to Overcome Post-Burglary Anxieties

Dr Swaraj faces a series of questions and criticisms following a burglary, leading to reflections on fear, security, and the loss of innocence in a world filled with ubiquitous...

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,...

November 22, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
History & Culture, People, Travel & Food

A Security Personnel and a Gatekeeper Poet

A security guard doubled as a guide. He was an Ahom, perhaps a descendant of this forgotten kingdom, and he was a writer, poet, and musician by vocation. A...

March 12, 2022
Sriparna Dutta
Criticism, Gender, Special Feature

Empowerment, Feminism and the Hardyian Fallacy

Thomas Hardy’s heroines are not victims of sexual anesthesia. Sue is quite defiant in her stating her sexual preferences and never hesitates to be vocal about it. What is...

January 7, 2022
Tapan Mozumdar
Fiction

A Hole in the Bag

An intriguing story about the interconnectedness of a sling bag and its owner, Karthik. The surprise element of this fantasy fiction makes it enigmatic. Here’s the story, this week,...