Criticism - Different Truths

February 15, 2025
Abhignya Sajja
Criticism, Poem

Spotlight: Finding India in the Poetry of Ezekiel & Ramanujan

Abhignya explores how gender, class, religion, and caste shape Indian identity, exclusively for Different Truths, while Nissim Ezekiel and AK Ramanujan provide nuanced perspectives on their unique India. The...

February 1, 2025
Sangeeta Dey Roy
Criticism, Poem

Finding Inner Peace Through Tagore’s Music and Love for Nature

Sangeeta critiques Tagore’s music and poetry, highlighting their universal themes that heal, provide solace, and inspiration, exclusively for Different Truths. A redolent breeze sweeps through the heart in myriad...

January 3, 2025
Abhignya Sajja
Criticism

Focus: What Makes a Good Death? Exploring Mortality in Literature

Abhignya analyses Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich,” exploring themes of mortality, authenticity, and the search for meaning in life and death, exclusively for Different Truths. Writing that mulls...

December 24, 2024
Akash Paul
Criticism

Beowulf’s Battles: Heroism, Fate, and Mortality in Old English Epic

Akash critiques Beowulf, an Old English epic poem, focusing on themes of heroism, fate, and the clash of pagan and Christian values, exclusively for Different Truths. “Hwæt. We Gardena...

December 2, 2024
Abhignya Sajja
Criticism, Profile

Focus: Dostoevsky’s Relevance Through His Life and Works

Abhignya’s reflective piece, exclusively for Different Truths, explores the 19th-century Russian writer Dostoevsky’s life, highlighting his profound themes of morality, suffering, and the human condition. Dostoevsky lived and wrote...

November 22, 2024
Dr Ketaki Datta
Criticism, LGBTQIA+

Love, Loss and Loyalty: Examining Same-Sex Relationships in Two Novels

Ketaki’s erudite article explores same-sex love using Attachment Theory, comparing Majumdar’s “The Scent of God” and Winterson’s “Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit”, exclusively for Different Truths. Abstract: This...

September 27, 2024
Urna Bose
Criticism, Literature, People, Poem

Discovering the Hidden Gems of Keki Daruwalla’s Poetry

Keki N Daruwalla is decorated police personnel, a security consultant brushing shoulders with the Prime Minister of India, politics, poetry, short stories, novels – a kaleidoscope in motion. Urna...

June 28, 2024
Sukanya Basu Mallik
Cinema, Criticism, Interview

Mac Jameson on Midnight Transient: Inspiration, Challenges, and Dark Love

Sukanya interviews Mac Jameson, an Irish American actor-director, discusses his filmmaking journey, challenges, and upcoming projects with Emerald Strike Film Co., emphasising collaboration, communication, and audience feedback, exclusively for...

March 9, 2024
Rita Bhattacharjee
Criticism, Gender, Special Feature

Do We Love Older Women in Literature?

Rita remembers five older women characters in fiction, who are strong feminist characters, as part of the special feature on International Women’s Day (IWD), exclusively for Different Truths. Books...

January 10, 2024
Azam Gill
Criticism, Music, Poem

Ghazal’s Enduring Spell: A Spotlight on its Timeless Legacy

“Aaj Jaanay Ki Zidd Na Karo,” a timeless ghazal, explores love, separation, and emotions. Azam critiques it, exclusively for Different Truths. The Urdu ghazal, Aaj Jaanay Ki Zidd Na Karo, was...

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