Shail Raghuvanshi - Different Truths

July 1, 2024
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Ashokan, a Modest and Unassuming Tea Seller

Shail profiles modest and unassuming, Ashokan, a tea seller with a pushcart outside Shastri Bhavan. He came to Chennai to better his prospects. A god fearing family man, he speaks in...

May 15, 2024
Shail Raghuvanshi
Oral Tradition, People

Minnal Braved Many Brutalities, Educated Children Against all Odds

Minnal Kodai, her name means ‘a streak of lightning’, had a harsh and brutal life. Orphaned at the age of 10, she worked as a maid from childhood. Marriage brought...

April 30, 2024
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Devarajan Learnt Hard Lessons of Life Selling Tender Coconuts

A humble and modest man, Devarajan, has been selling tender coconut on the pavements of Chennai, for nearly three decades. He took over the traditional work, at 18 that his...

April 8, 2024
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Mohammed Rubin: He Journeys from Riches to Rags with Grace!

From the job of a supervisor, in air-conditioned cabin, in the Middle East to the streets of Chennai is a difficult journey. He has grit and determination in him. He...

March 8, 2024
Shail Raghuvanshi
Gender, People, Special Feature

A Knife for Life!

Shail’s short story, a special feature for International Women’s Day, explores the parallels between divorcee Ria and widow Shanta Bai and how they inspire each other, an exclusive for...

February 17, 2024
Shail Raghuvanshi
Relationship & Lifestyle, Special Feature

Fast Love: Is Paradise Lost in the Pursuit of Romance?

Shail’s sharp and witty essay critiques the superficial nature of social media’s influence on love, questioning its ability to fulfil the desire for genuine connection, in the Special Feature,...

October 27, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Poem

A poignant, heart-wrenching poem, for Shail’s friend, who succumbed to Covid. A tribute exclusively for Different Truths. Feisty fireflies of freedom traverse the crowded caravan of careless cruising, drowning...

October 23, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Cinema, Health, News, Poem, Potpourri, Protest

Pothole Puja, Onion Warpath, Syrian Wildfire, & Props Kill

Shail reviews the news of the week in verse. Bengaluru witnessed a unique rangoli protest and a warning for the CM, in the US, after Covid, a Salmonella attack was...

October 16, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Animal Rights, Cinema, Gender, News, Poem, Religion, Sports

The Gender-Neutral Game, Drug Storm in Bollywood, A Dog’s Life, & Fake Belief Brought to Justice

Laced with wit and humour, Shail looks at the recent news to cast these in verse, be it the world of cricket which is becoming progressively gender-neutral, drugs in...

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...

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