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February 2, 2023
Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar
Poem

The Cold Winter Night…

A love poem in the backdrop of a cold winter night, by Madhumita, for Different Truths. Wintry night embraces, shivering, frigid and piercing, Lonely in love, my heart hibernates, gelid...

December 22, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
History & Culture, Music

Rediscovering Tagore in Post-Covid Delhi-NCR

Ruchira looks back at 2022 for a cultural round-up of the Bengali Associations in Delhi-NCR. Tagore’s presence was palpable – an exclusive report for Different Truths. After a two-year lull owing to...

October 21, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

The Communion: A Reverie

Here’s Lopamudra’s poem, dedicated to her mother. It’s a soulful dialogue between a daughter and a mother. (1) Where have you been all these days, mother?I have been counting my...

September 30, 2022
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Fairs & Festivals, Short Story, Special Feature

How Little Adrija Battled an Evil Uncle!

Durga Puja brings joy and gaiety. Children and local artistes participate in plays, dance dramas and other cultural extravaganzas. Adrija, the protagonist, too was busy rehearsing a dance drama...

August 6, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction

The Orchids

The beautiful patch of Orchids, in the neighbourhood of Neeta’s Hyderabad home, was mysterious. Rich women were vanishing. Here’s a short story by Tapati, that unfolds the mystery, exclusively in...

March 9, 2022
Chhavi Mehra
Gender, Special Feature

Sex Addiction in Women furthers Patriarchy; Compassion leads to Empowerment

Sex addiction is often viewed as an attachment or intimacy disorder. This paper examines sex addiction from a psycho-social perspective. The review includes current research from two major studies....

December 29, 2021
Sumita Dutta
Fiction, Special Feature

Trifle

Here are four micro-fictions – Air, The Peacock Strut, Helmets, and Repartee – presenting four slices of life, Trifle, by Sumita, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths....

October 7, 2021
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Dance, Interview, Music

Dance is Ranjana Gauhar’s Life-Breath

Ruchira picked the brains of the famous Oddissi danseuse, Ranjana Gauhar, a Delhi-based artiste. Here’s an exclusive interview with Different Truths. I have had several opportunities to watch her...

July 23, 2021
Dr. Paramita Mukherjee Mullick
History & Culture, Special Feature, Travel & Food

A Day with the Maasai Tribe

The Maasai people are one of the tallest tribes in Africa. They are a unique and popular tribe of Kenya due to their long preserved culture. Their distinctive culture,...

May 12, 2021
Dr. Partha Banerjee
Dance, Language, Migration & Diaspora, Multiculturalism, Music, People, Place, Special Feature, Theatre, Tribute

One Last Tagore Birthday before My Death

A Diaspora, Dr. Partha shares the agony of a Bengali far away from his homeland. He confesses, there are quite a few other Bengali immigrants both from Bangladesh...

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