Reviews - Different Truths

January 5, 2021
Shyamal Mukhopadhay
Cover Story, Mass Comm., Profile

A Man, a Vision, and the City of Allahabad

Shyamal portrays a doyen on Indian journalism, Ramananda Chattopadhyay, and tells us about his visions and association with the city of Allahabad. An exclusive for Different Truths. A very...

December 17, 2020
Monika Ajay Kaul
Art, Arts, Cover Story, Painting, Reviews

Ramesh Gorjala Storytelling Through Kalamkari Art

Ramesh Gorjala, a Kalamkari artist’s evocative artworks not only displays the scenes of a narrative but brilliantly encapsulates the theme of the painting, says Monika. An exclusive for Different...

December 12, 2020
Enakshi J
Book Review, Fiction

The Blazing Chief: Terror Lurks in the Darkness

Enakshi reviews The Blazing Chief, by Matt Spencer, exclusively for Different Truths. Book: The Blazing Chief Author: Matt Spencer Rating: 4/ 5 My love for closures and cliffhangers became...

December 7, 2020
Sarba Roy
Gender, Mass Media, Social media

Why we Need to Choose the Right Battles against Patriarchy

There was a bandwagon of our Bollywood actors and starlets copy-pasting ‘smash patriarchy’ caption across their Instagram stories in solidarity with Chakraborty. After “nepotism,” “patriarchy” was the next trending...

November 28, 2020
Gopal Lahiri
Book Review, Fiction

Speaking Shadows: How That Abode Would Be

Gopal reviews the book, How That Abode Would be, authored by Vehshi Syed, in Urdu, and translated by Mushtaque B. Barq, into English. An exclusive for Different Truths. Book: ...

November 28, 2020
Enakshi J
Book Review, Fiction

The Goddess’s Homecoming: The Spirit and Never-Ending Enigma of Women

Enakshi reviews Nibedita Deb’s collection of stories, The Goddess’s Homecoming. An exclusive for Different Truths. Book: The Goddess’s Homecoming Author: Nibedita Deb Publisher: Self-published Rating: 4/5 The Goddess’s Homecoming...

November 21, 2020
Abu Siddik
Book Review

A Consummate, Passionate and Lucid Narrative by Dr Sunil Kaushal

Abu reviewsGypsy Wanderings & Random Reflections by Dr. Sunil Kaushal, exclusively for Different Truths. Book: Gypsy Wanderings & Random Reflections Author: Dr. Sunil Kaushal As a child, I was loner, quiet...

November 21, 2020
Enakshi J
Book Review

Escape from America: An Unbiased and Introspective Narrative

Enakshi reviews Escape from America by Vinnie Apicella, exclusively for Different Truths. Book: Escape from America Author: Vinnie Apicella Rating: 3.5/5 To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily....

October 10, 2020
Dr. Nabanita Sengupta
Cinema, Films, Gender, Reviews

Problematics of Representation of Women: Shakuntala Devi and Gunjan Saxena

Two recent movies, both biopics on women, have once more brought the focus on the importance of the art of storytelling in films. The representation of women is wanting,...

October 10, 2020
Enakshi J
Book Review

The Trail of the Beast: A Narrative Fuelled with Visual Imagery

Enakshi reviews The Trail of the Beast, by Matt Spencer, exclusively for Different Truths. Book: The Trail of the Beast Author: Matt Spencer Publisher: Back Roads Carnival Books Rating: ...

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