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February 2, 2023
Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar
Poem

The Cold Winter Night…

A love poem in the backdrop of a cold winter night, by Madhumita, for Different Truths. Wintry night embraces, shivering, frigid and piercing, Lonely in love, my heart hibernates, gelid...

October 1, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction, Humor, Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

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!...

September 29, 2022
Sutapa Basu
Poem, Religion, Special Feature

Ode to Devi Durga

Which Durga we should worship, asks a little girl. Sutapa pays tribute to the mortal Durga and the Goddess, in this verse, in Different Truths. ‘Durga Puja?’ My little...

October 2, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Adventure, Cricket, Legal Issues, Music, Relationship & Lifestyle

Up-Close Encounter, Fundamental Breach, Russian Blogger & Bumrah Love Gumrah

This week Shail rhymes four news stories: Shakira, the Grammy award winner’s encounter with wild boars, insurance claim breach verdict by the Supreme Court, a crazy Russian blogger and...

September 25, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
News, Poem

Puri Priest Robbed, Executions in Afghanistan, World Rhino Day, Ashoka Pillar

Shail looks at this week’s news in her column. A Puri priest was robbed by a Facebook friend, executions have returned to Taliban ruled Afghanistan, to raise awareness and...

September 18, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Education, News, Pandemic, Poem, Relationship & Lifestyle

Back to Teeth-Grinding Basics, No Comfort Zone This, Cheap Chinese Subsidies, Hide n’ Seek

Shail weaves news in verse for the week. From Covid-19 to a girl in a gown for exams, Chinese subsidies for babies and lovers hide for 10 years before...

September 11, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Food, Pandemic, Politics, Religion, Sports, Technology

Red Ant Chutney, Trumping in the Boxing Ring, Rab-Ban Calling & Bishop Warns of Narcotic Jihad

Shail weaves her news in verse, for the week, with red ant chutney as a possible Covid cure. Did the courts accept the claim? A new avatar for Trump,...

July 26, 2021
Dr. Brajesh Kumar Gupta
Gender, Special Feature

Empowerment and Wellbeing of African Women

Many cultural customs and traditions infringe on the rights of women and children by subjecting them to abuse, in keeping with Africa’s gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda, and...

May 9, 2021
Michele Baron
Poem, Short Story, Special Feature, Tribute

firefly

An enigmatic short story, by Michele, as a tribute to Tagore, a Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. “I really cannot understand,” her fingers pounded out on the keypad,...

January 23, 2019
Dr. Jernail Singh Anand
Poem

Sisyphus and the Land of the Gita

Dr. Jernail talks of Camus Sisuphus, Shakespeare, Greek tragedy and Gita in this epic poem. He feels that the occident and the orient are complementary. Here’s an epic poem,...