Shoulder Archives - Different Truths

July 19, 2025
Payal Talreja
Gender

Sexism and Literature

Payal re-examines classics and popular comics to explore how sexist their content is, exclusively in Different Truths. Recently, I decided to recycle through all the old books that I...

August 1, 2024
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
History & Culture, Travel & Food

A Roman Holiday

Ruchira tells us of her visit to Rome, the eternal city, many moons ago, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Rome has as sobriquet: The Eternal City....

April 25, 2024
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

Desperate Lies

An intense soulful poem by Deeya, in Different Truths. Always come to me in desolate nights when I speak the language of salt in the sea; of charcoal madness...

March 19, 2024
Suveera Sharma
Lifestyle, Parenting, People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

Put Life into Your Years

A couple of days back, we went for a picnic, to a picturesque country park. One of many in Hong Kong. We set base on top of a hill,...

March 7, 2022
Harshali Singh
Gender, Short Story, Special Feature

Three Glasses of Wine

A plush villa, a luxurious life and hidden beneath it a life that’s futile. Harshali weaves an intense story of a woman who is trapped in her pain. But...

May 26, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Poem

A powerful and an intense woman-centric protest poem, by Dr. Roopali, exclusively for Different Truths. They frowned at the shorts. Women’s legs are immensely desirable. Undesirable hairy legs belong...

March 12, 2019
Elsy Satheesan
Literature, Poem

A Thought Perched…

Elsy SatheesanElsy Satheesan is a retired Professor of English. She had been teaching in colleges under the Govt. of Kerala, India. Currently, she resides in Virginia, USA. ‘Random Musings’...

September 20, 2018
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Potpourri

Three Best All-Time Quotes to Help Letting Go

Sometimes, letting go could be the perfect solution to the grievances as it brings less harm than holding on to something that is just ruining your peace of mind...

July 14, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues, LGBTQIA+

Opening the Door to Gay Room

Gay activist Harish Iyer, in a counter to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, who says homosexuality is “deviant”, insisted that homosexuality was a “variant” and that psychiatrists have said that....

June 20, 2018
Atindra Nath Das
Advocacy, Opinion

You Need a Classroom to Break the Chain

It’s time we understand how education can do wonders in eliminating child labour, opines Atindra, for Different Truths. A little less than 1.5 crore children call Jharkhand their home....

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