Reviews - Different Truths

August 18, 2021
Dr. Sutanuka Ghosh Roy
Book Review, Poem

Straight From the Heart: Wee Poems

Dr Sutanuka reviews Bleb, a collection of wee poems, by Sanjeev Sethi. An exclusive for Different Truths. Title: Bleb Author: Sanjeev Sethi Page: 37 Sanjeev Sethi’s...

August 16, 2021
Nalini Priyadarshni
Book Review, Poem

Protest Poetry: Celebrating Defiance and Hope in Women

Nilini reviews an anthology of poems, Still We Sing, edited by Sarita Jenamani. An exclusive for Different Truths. Book: Still We Sing Edited by: Sarita Jenamani Genre: Poetry Pages:...

August 4, 2021
Amanita Sen
Beauty, Cinema, Health, Psychoanalysis

Mental Health and the Politics of Skin Colour

Amanita takes a hard look at body shaming and associated mental health problems. These range from serious eating disorders to low self esteem to suicides. Fairness and the politics...

July 31, 2021
Gopal Lahiri
Book Review, Religion

Kathamrita: Spiritual Wisdom and the Dialogic Imagination

Here is Gopal’s multi-layered review of Sreemati Mukherjee’s book, The Many Dialogues of the Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. An exclusive for Different Truths. Book: The Many Dialogues of...

July 29, 2021
Gauri Dixit
Book Review, Special Feature

The Inspiring Story of the African American, George Washington Carver

Veena Gavankar came across the English biography, George Washington Carver, an African American agriculturist, botanist, inventor and environmentalist, written by Shirley Graham and George Lipscomb. She was fascinated with...

July 19, 2021
Arindam Roy
Book Review, Cinema, Criticism, Edit, History & Culture, Poem, Travel & Food

History of the Hunt Glorify Hunters, not Lions!

Arindam, our Editor-in-Chief, talks about the ownership of the narrative of Africa, by its people, using the ‘lion’ metaphor, by Chinua Achebe. He tells us how he discovered Africa...

July 17, 2021
Gopal Lahiri
Book Review, Translation

At Cultural Crossroads: Bengali Lady in England

Gopal reviews Nabanita Sengupta’s translation of Krishnabhavini Das’ book, A Bengali Lady in England. He also critiques Das’ book, ‘Englandey Bangamahila’. An exclusive for Different Truths. Translated Book:A Bengali Lady in England...

July 15, 2021
Dr Parneet Jaggi
Architecture, Art, History & Culture

Three Forts as Embodiments of Mute History – VIII

Dr. Parneet and Dr. Kiran tell us about a water fort, at Jhalwar, and two desert forts, at Jaisalmer, and Junagarh, that have been mute embodiments of history, in...

June 26, 2021
Dr. Nabanita Sengupta
Book Review, Fiction

Outward Bound: From Home to the Wider World

Nabanita reviews Nishi Pulugurtha travel memoirs, Out in the Open, exclusively for Different Truths. Book: Out in the Open Author: Nishi Pulugurtha Genre: Travel memoirs Pages: 200 Publisher: Author’s...

June 19, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Book Review, Nonfiction

Surbhi Midha Wields an Honest Pen in Yin and Yang

Dr Roopali reviews the autobiography of Surbhi Mirdha, Yin and Yang: A Story of my Life. An exclusive for Different Truths. Book: Yin and Yang: Story of My Life ...

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