Songs 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...

May 10, 2023
Sudhi Ranjan Mukherjee
Aesthetics, Painting, Special Feature, Tribute

Rabindranath Tagore: An Inspiration in Art

Sudhi Ranjan pays his tribute to Tagore, tells us about the Poet-Painter’s concept of art and how the Alpana art of Santiniketan, influenced his work, as a Special...

April 14, 2023
Shourya Sharma
Awards & Honours, Cinema, Music

March Madness: From the Oscars to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour & Beyond

March was busy in the entertainment industry. The Oscars, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, dating rumours, and new songs kept fans enthralled, states Shourya, in his monthly round-up – exclusively for Different...

November 14, 2022
Arindam Roy
Cover Story, Potpourri

The Vanishing World of Chana jor Garam

Chana jor garam is a part of our childhood. The vendors would sing and perform, witty songs, full of repartee and tomfoolery. Arindam talks with two chana jor garam vendors....

September 30, 2022
Sumita Dutta
Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

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...

October 18, 2021
Prof. Swaraj Raj
Cinema, Music, Poem

Celebrating Saawan in Songs

Dr. Swaraj celebrates the beauty of Sawaan, in his seminal article, exploring its nuances in Hindi film and non-film songs, other than cultural overtures. An exclusive for Different Truths....

May 9, 2021
Hayat Saif
Criticism, Multiculturalism, Poem, Special Feature, Translation, Tribute

Gitanjali: Interactions of Bengali Literature with the World

The English translation of Gitanjali, “Song Offerings”, encases only 103, amongst which one poem is a combined translation of two other poems. Fifty-three of the poems are from...

May 8, 2021
Prof Laksmisree Banerjee
Poem, Special Feature, Tribute

My Trans-creations of Two Poems of Tagore

Prof Laksmisree trans-creates two well-known songs of Rabindranath Tagore from his prem (love) and puja (prayer/divinity) series. A tribute to Gurudev, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. On...

January 29, 2021
Prof Laksmisree Banerjee
Cover Story, Criticism, Opinion, Poem

Tagore, Sufism, Multiculturalism, and Liberalism of Thought & Practice – II

In the second and concluding part, Prof Laksmisree deepens her exploration of Tagore and Sufism in the light of multiculturalism and liberalism of thought and practice. She elucidates that by the end...

August 25, 2020
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

A Song as an Antidepressant

Soumya revisits a well-known song from the film Sound of Music and wonders how a song could act as an antidepressant. An exclusive for Different Truths. I am sure...