Reviews - Different Truths

February 22, 2025
Shree Mukherjee
Book Review

Focus: ‘Light Inspired’ Explores the Power of Education & Social Justice

Shree reviews ‘Light Inspired’, by Anuradha Bhattacharyya, a fictionalised account of an educationist who overcomes poverty to educate the underprivileged in India, exclusively for Different Truths. ‘Light Inspired’ is a...

February 20, 2025
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Cinema, Reviews

Dostojee: A Story of Friendship, Love, Loss, and Memory

Ruchira reviews Dostojee, a Bengali film that explores interfaith friendship, grief, childhood innocence, and memory’s lasting power, exclusively for Different Truths. It is very seldom that I get emotional...

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...

January 21, 2025
Monika Ajay Kaul
Art, Criticism, Special Feature

Chiaroscuro in Rembrandt’s Anatomy Lesson: Focus Light and Shadow

Monika critiques Rembrandt’s 1632 masterpiece, “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp,” which captures a public dissection, blending art, science, and 17th-century Dutch society, exclusively for Different Truths. “The important...

January 11, 2025
K Pankajam
Book Review

Concoctions: Dilip Mohapatra’s Poems of Love, Loss, and Reflection

Pankajam reviews Dilip Mohapatra’s eighth collection, “Concoctions,” featuring 80 poems exploring diverse emotions and experiences, exclusively for Different Truths. Dilip Mohapatra is a decorated navy veteran well known in...

January 9, 2025
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Cinema, Cinema

Forbidden Love & Resilience: The Power of Women in Benegal’s Trilogy

Shyam Benegal’s feminist trilogy, Sardari Begum, Mammo, and Zubeidaa, showcases resilient women challenging societal norms and patriarchal constraints, a tribute by Ruchira exclusively for Different Truths. In the last...

January 4, 2025
Mandira Ghosh
Book Review, Poem

Focus: Misna’s Poetry of Love, Compassion, Suffering and Humanity

Mandira reviews Misna Chanu’s poetry, a sensitive and humane exploration of suffering, love, and hope, exclusively for Different Truths. Misna Chanu is a committed poet. Her brilliant verses are not just...

December 20, 2024
Mohan Gehani
Book Review, Poem

Legacy of Love: Recovering and Reclaiming Sindhi Literary Heritage

Mohan’s review of Gayatri Lakhiani Chawla’s Borders and Broken Hearts highlights the impact of partition on Sindhi literature, highlighting challenges like language loss and heritage preservation, exclusively for Different...

December 16, 2024
Urna Bose
Book Review, Special Feature, Tribute

A Daughter’s Love Letter to Her Father, Nissim Ezekiel

Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca’s memoir, “Nissim Ezekiel, Poet & Father,” offers a profound exploration of her father’s life and legacy, blending personal reflections. A review by Urna, exclusively for Different...

December 16, 2024
Dr. Navodita Pande
Social media, Technology

Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities

Dr Navodita explores the Indian Constitution’s protection of freedom of speech and expression, emphasising the need for responsible online behaviour and respect for diverse viewpoints, exclusively for Different Truths....

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