Azam Gill - Different Truths

March 10, 2025
Azam Gill
Cover Story, Crime, Critique

Spotlight: Analysing the Psychology of the Jackal in Fiction & Life

Azam suggests that the 2024 “Day of the Jackal” series reimagine Forsyth’s classic, incorporating modern moral complexities and character divergences, an exclusive for Different Truths. The November 2024 Sky...

February 8, 2025
Azam Gill
Book Review

Focus: Themes of Liberation in Sunset in a Cup

Azam reviews Dr Santosh Bakaya’s “Sunset in a Cup,” a collection of 78 poems that employs vivid imagery and insightful metaphors exclusively for Different Truths. The starburst of sophisticated...

December 25, 2024
Azam Gill
Travelogue

A Road Trip: Fruits, Flowers & the Spirit of Iaorana

Azam recounts an experience in Teahupo’o, Tahiti, where a traffic jam transformed into a French Polynesian party, showcasing the locals’ civilised and joyful approach to unexpected delays, exclusively for...

December 4, 2024
Azam Gill
History & Culture, Special Feature, War & Conflicts

Love Across Borders: A Family’s Journey in Time and Traditions—Part Two

Azam’s memoir explores the complexities of partition, highlighting loss, reunion, cultural exchange, and the power of human connection in a family’s journey across borders, exclusively for Different Truths. Bad-dad...

November 21, 2024
Azam Gill
History & Culture, Special Feature, War & Conflicts

Love, Hope and Heartbreak: A 1960-Journey Through History—I

In 1960, the Indo-Pakistani conflict impacted Azam’s family reunion, highlighting the enduring bonds of family across borders and the human cost of political strife. An exclusive for Different Truths,...

September 6, 2024
Azam Gill
Book Review

A Family Saga: Fate, Love, and Loss in Colonial India

Twin Tales of the Kutch is a captivating historical fiction novel exploring the lives of two intertwined women in India, showcasing love, loss, and resilience. A book review by...

August 21, 2024
Azam Gill
Fairs & Festivals

Raksha Bandhan’s Legacy of Protection and Love

Raksha Bandhan, an annual ritual in India and Pakistan, reaffirms trust and social cohesion, used to prevent the Bengal partition, in 1905, by Tagore. and remains a symbol of...

June 19, 2024
Azam Gill
Cover Story, Religion, Riots & Violence

Pakistan’s Communal Violence: Redundance of Orchards and Poetry

Azam discusses violence against Pakistan’s Christian minority, urging Muslim scholars to promote religious tolerance and dialogue through symbolic gestures, exclusively for Different Truths. Violence and bigotry bide their time...

May 17, 2024
Azam Gill
Book Review

Thriller Cobalt Explores Morality in a High-Stakes Race

Chris Bauer’s Cobalt follows a geopolitical showdown as a billionaire, hacker, CIA, and FBI team up to protect a vital resource from foreign power. A book review by Azam, exclusively for...

March 4, 2024
Azam Gill
Conflict & Resolution, Education, Law & Order

Focus: Pakistan’s Education System Under Scrutiny After Mob’s Near-Lynching

A mob in Lahore almost lynched a woman to death due to a misunderstanding. Kaka Johnson, a woman police officer, shopkeepers, and an Imam intervened to save. Azam scrutinises...

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