Cursed - Different Truths

December 16, 2023
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Short Story

The Bright Light of Knowledge

Vatsala tells us about a learned Vedic priest of the Arya Samaj, modelled on her maternal grandfather, Pandit Harikrishna Beeharee, whom she dedicates this short story to. The protagonist illuminates the...

July 23, 2022
Anumita Roy
Short Story

Doomed in Love

Is love doomed? Is Rudra cursed? Here’s a soulful short story by Anumita. Her eyebrows were not really arched; they were more like wings with the little black bindi...

March 24, 2018
Different Truths News Service
Book Club, Book Extract

Elixir, a Voyage of the Mind: Bestseller and a Critically Acclaimed Novel

Where does our mind go, when we fall asleep? Can dreams weave a layer of parallel existence? Can there be another reality beyond all that we touch, see or...

February 9, 2018
Arun Dash
Poem

The Winter Ahead!

An evocative poem by Arun, celebrating winter, for Different Truths. The horny hunger That your cursed self Has fallen for Is but an unfailing bait, To trace the rogues...

December 30, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Oral Traditions, Religion

A Year of Musings: Recounting the Bhagavatam in 2017; the Story Continues

Srimad Bhagavatam skillfully combines all the aspects of creation, where the divine in various forms create, preserve and annihilate only to transform and create again. A close look at...

August 24, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Twin Trees – XXXIX

Nilanjana retells a story of infant Krishna’s pranks and the divine grace in it, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Stories of Krishna’s childhood pranks not only...

May 18, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Arrogant Doorkeepers Reborn Again – XXVI

Nilanjana retells the story of oracle about Lord Krishna birth and fear and anger of Kamsa, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. As discussed in a post...

June 14, 2016
Arindam Roy
Advocacy, Cover Story

Are Gods Deaf to the Wails of Widows?

Beginning with a personal journey into the world of Vriddhashram (old age homes), Arindam cites few case studies from the two temple towns of Vrindavan and Varanasi that houses 44,000 widows....

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