Book review - Different Truths

February 4, 2023
Bhaskaranand Jha Bhaskar
Book Review, Poem

Imprints: Impression of Beauty of Life

Bhaskaranand reviews an anthology of poems, Imprints, by Sulochana Narayanan – exclusively for Different Truths. “Imprints” is an excellent anthology of beautiful poems by Sulochana Narayanan, an academician from...

February 4, 2023
Smitha Vishwanath
Book Review, Guest Blog

The Life and Times of former CJI Justice KN Singh

Smitha reviews the biography of the former Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice KN Singh, The Making of a Chief Justice of India, by his author daughter Sunita Singh...

January 28, 2023
Prof. Seema Jain
Book Review, Short Story, Translation

Varied Themes Span a Century in Twelve Translated Tales

Seema reviews Chaitali Sengupta’s book, Timeless Tales in Translation, spanning a century, from stories in Hindi, Urdu, and Bangla, from mater storytellers – exclusively for Different Truths. Translators are like...

January 21, 2023
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Book Review, Children's Right, Crime

Shyamola Addresses Sexual Assault of Adolescent Male Children

The book, ‘Where the Boys Are…Someone Waits to be Heard,’ by Shyamola Khanna, is a powerful examination of the abuse of male children. Dr Roopali reviews the seminal work –...

December 9, 2022
Ann Skelton
Book Review, Poem

Poets Celebrate Female Gods in Indian Folklore

Ann reviews, Tapestry of Women in Indian Mythology (Poems), edited by Dr Meenakshi Mohan, and a foreword by Devdutt Pattanaik – exclusively for Different Truths. The image of a...

December 3, 2022
Amita Ray
Book Review, Poem

Two Diaspora Women Poets Explore Ethnicity, Gender, & Identity

Two diaspora poets, Lopamudra Banerjee and Priscilla Rice, explore ethnicity, gender and identity in their poetry collection, We Are What We Are – a review by Amita, exclusively for...

November 26, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Book Review

The Journey of the First Indian Woman Army Officer

Dr Roopali reviews Olive Green to Beauty Queen by Ankita Srivastava, the life story of the first woman officer in the Army narrated with hilarity and sensitivity – exclusively...

November 12, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Book Review

The Writer as the Witness: Burn the Library & Other Fictions

Prof Nandini reviews Burn the Library and Other Fictions by Sunil Sharma, exclusively for Different Truths. Starting with ‘A Mini Confession’, the camera of this read-at-one-go book is capable...

September 24, 2022
Abu Siddik
Book Review, Poem

Nursery Rhymes for Adults: Portrayal of a Childlike Self

Abu reviews Prof Jagdish Savita’s debut English collection of poetry, Nursery Rhymes for Adults – exclusively for Different Truths. Professor Jagdish Savita, born in 1934, at Deoband, in UP,...

September 17, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Book Review

Karmic Threads Addresses Abuse, Abandonment of Immigrant Women

Dr Roopali reviews Neelam Saxena Chandra’s novel, Karmic Threads, exclusively for Different Truths. Neelam Saxena Chandra’s novel Karmic Threads is dedicated to “all those who are abused or in pain...

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