Book Review - Different Truths

February 12, 2022
Shivani Singh
Book Review, Fiction

A Shared Patriarchal History Depicted in The Mahabharata

Shivani reviews The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, an interpretation of the epic from Draupadi’s perspective. An exclusive for Different Truths. The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is...

February 5, 2022
Chaitali Sengupta
Book Review, Short Story

An Old-world Charm & Laidback Setting for Stories

Chaitali reviews, The Ghumi Days, a collection of 18 short stories, by Dr. Nabanita Sengupta. An exclusive for Different Truths. As I was leafing leisurely through The Ghumi Days, a nostalgic...

February 4, 2022
Dr. Sutanuka Ghosh Roy
Book Review, Fiction

Bakul Katha: A New Life in a Fresh Language

Dr Sutanuka Ghosh Roy, reviews Bakul Katha, by Lopamudra Banerjee. An exclusive for Different Truths. Anthony Burgess once said, “Translation is not a matter of words only: It is a...

January 29, 2022
Dr. Anita Nahal
Book Review, Poem

Megha Sood’s Poems Warn of a Narcissist World

Dr. Anita reviews Megha Sood’s debut poetry collection, My Body Lives Like a Threat. An exclusive for Different Truths. The central theme of Megha Sood’s debut poetry collection, My Body Lives...

January 28, 2022
Gopal Lahiri
Book Review, Poem

Rajorshi Patranabis’ English Ghazals with Sensory Ecstasies

Gopal reviews, A Collection of Ghazals in English, by Rajorshi Patranabis, exclusively for Different Truths. Poetry, especially ghazal, is indeed the language of the soul, sweet and joyful, sometimes sad,...

January 26, 2022
Mamta Joshi
Book Review

Smita Declares Independence Against Internalised Misogyny of Women

Mamta reviews, ‘Speak, Woman!’, a collection of 38 pro-women poems, by Smita Agarwal, exclusively for Different Truths. ‘Speak, Woman!’ by Smita Agarwal, is a collection of 38 uncompromisingly pro-women...

January 22, 2022
Santosh Bakaya
Book Review, Fiction

Why Sunil Sharma’s Book Deals with Migrants, Broken Hearts & More?

Santosh Bakaya reviews the book, Burn the Library and other Fictions, by Sunil Sharma. His sensitive pen deftly writes about migrants, the underprivileged, existential angst, broken hearts, double standards, unending...

January 22, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Book Review, Fiction, Poem

Sunayana is Volatile, Subversive & Serene in her Works

Lopamudra Bannerjee reviews, Sunny Side Up, a collection of poems and stories in English,by Sunayana Kachroo Bhide. An exclusive for Different Truths. “When the Kangris and Pherans make a comeback and the steam from...

January 21, 2022
Dr. Jernail Singh Anand
Book Review, Poem

Lucid Intimations of Fair and Flawed

Dr. Jernail reviews Dr. Lalit Mohan Sharma’s poetry book, Parables Fair and Flawed, exclusively for Different Truths. The greatest issue before a work of art is ‘for whom’ and...

January 17, 2022
Nilofar Yasmin
Book Review, Guest Blog

An Unborn Desire: A Short Story Collection with Unpredictable Twists

Nilofar reviews Ananya Mukherjee’s short story collection, published by Rupa, for Different Truths. My Rating- 4/5 “Whenever I hear chronicles of love, they all begin with hesitation, then they...

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