Book review - Different Truths

March 29, 2025
Dr Aaliya Mushtaq Baba
Book Review

Focus: Navigating Inner Worlds, Self, and Experience in Poetry

Dr Aaliya reviews Richa Bajaj’s ‘Bitter Orange Poems,’ focusing on the self’s paradoxical role as both observer and participant in life, exclusively for Different Truths. The overarching question in Bitter...

March 20, 2025
Abhignya Sajja
Book Review, Criticism, Gender

Focus: Grief, Resilience, and Loss in ‘The Days of Abandonment’

Elena Ferrante’s The Days of Abandonment explores Olga’s grief and identity fracture after her husband’s departure, with a critique by Abhignya, exclusively for Different Truths. Certain books are grim,...

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 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 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 14, 2024
Candice Louisa Daquin
Book Review

Devout: Powerful Poems on Faith, Feminism & the Price of Silence

Candice reviews Hadley Jones’ Devout, which is a fiercely honest collection of poems exploring faith, sexuality, and mental health, with raw power and unflinching honesty, exclusively for Different Truths....

December 6, 2024
Dustin Pickering
Book Review, Novella

Homecoming: A Puzzling Tale of Love and Loss

Dustin reviews Rituparna Khan’s debut novella, Homecoming, for its exploration of love, loss, and human connection, focusing on international intrigue and historical conflict, exclusively for Different Truths. Rituparna Khan’s...

November 30, 2024
Dr Sharmila Ray
Book Review, Poem

The Love of Language and the Power of Poetry

Dr Sharmila reviews Raja Chakraborty’s The 6.15 Train, a collection of poems that offers a unique perspective on perception, skill, and the human psyche for Different Truths. Raja Chakraborty’s The...

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