Virgin Archives - Different Truths

July 8, 2025
Alok Mishra
Poem

Blooming Lotus

A sensuous poem that celebrates the beauty of nature and the beauty of the bride on the nuptial night, by Alok, for Different Truths. Searching for beautyI stroll around the steep mountains,Dales, alongside...

March 18, 2023
Olaitan Maryam Mojisola
Poem

Streetlights

An intense poem by Olaitan, in Different Truths. Are the beautiful faces That paint the nights, They are the resounding tick-tocks Of silent kissesOnly found in dark corners. Streetlights are the four...

March 12, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Gender, Special Feature

Emancipation of Women: Many More Miles to Go

Loads of spunky women are performing daring feats which their mothers and grandmother didn’t even dream about. They are making their presence felt. Yet, lots need to be done to ensure...

September 22, 2018
Different Truths Poets
Poem

Anthology of Poems on Africa of Earth and Beauty

We present an Anthology of Poems, on Africa, wherein 66 poets, with as many poems, spread across 19 nations [India (41); Nigeria (8); two each from the US and...

July 30, 2018
IPA Service
Gender, Religion

Time the Church Took the Confession Test

A woman confessed to pre-marital sex with a priest to another priest. That libido in robes told the secret to two other ‘brothers’. And all three had a time...

April 20, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

The Enchanting, Enigmatic Turban and Other Headdresses for Women – VI

In the sixth and last part of the erudite research article, Fashionista Shameena tells us about turbans and other headdresses, particularly for women. She traces the current trends, tracing...

March 4, 2018
Tapati Sinha
Gender, History & Culture, LGBTQIA+

A Historical Perspective of Transgender, a Different Community

In the earliest ages, these people were quite often thought to possess the wisdom that traditionally-gendered people did not, and were venerated for this. As civilisations transformed from matrilineal...

February 23, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Travel & Food

Venice: The Wondrous Floating City

Ruchira takes us on a tour of Venice, a quaint city built on a cluster of 118 islands, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. This quaint city...

January 22, 2018
Kabir Deb
Drama

Slaves Still Rule: A Soliloquy from Kritodash

Kabir translates a famous soliloquy of a slave from the play Kritodash in Bengali. Crossing the barriers of time and place, the slave talks of the human consciousness from...

January 5, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Place, Travel & Food

Beauteous Sunset at Kanyakumari, the Southernmost Tip of India

Ruchira takes us to Kanyakumari, where the waters to two seas mingle with an ocean, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Mahatma Gandhi had once remarked about...

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