Darkness - Different Truths

December 11, 2016
Archana Sharma
Religion, Travel & Food

Patal Bhubaneshwar: A Limestone Temple

Patal Bhubaneshwar is a unique limestone cave temple located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, 14 kilometres from Gangolihat. It is at an altitude of 1350m and on the confluence of rivers...

December 9, 2016
Nikita Goel
Relationship & Lifestyle

Why is our Generation Terrified of Falling in True Love?

Our generation wants to order love like food in a restaurant. We do not anymore believe in the golden words, true love happens only once in a lifetime, we can...

December 4, 2016
Olaitan Maryam Mojisola
Poem

Black

Here’s a protest poem by Olaitan with epic sensibility for Different Truths. It’s intense and passionate. Her pain is palpable and it moves from the individual to the cosmic. The...

October 30, 2016
Subhajit Sanyal
Fairs & Festivals, Rituals & Practices, Short Story, Special Feature

Innate Indigo: Awakening the Kali Within

At the midnight of Diwali, Kali Puja is performed by Bengalis. Tara, a garland seller at the Karunamayi Kali Temple, watches the temple committee arrange for the festival. Little by little,...

October 30, 2016
Indrajit Rai
Fairs & Festivals, Poem, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Diwali

An evocative poem on Diwali, structured like a ballad that explores many layers of meanings. The poet, Indrajit, turns his gaze inwards in the last stanza, as part of the...

October 28, 2016
Arindam Roy
Announcement, Fairs & Festivals, Folklore, History & Culture, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Diwali: The Brightest Dark Night

In this curtain raiser, Arindam recounts some of the legends and folklore associated with the five-day Festival of Lights. He also gives a synopsis of the articles and poems...

October 19, 2016
Martins Tommyson
Poem

IN TRIAL TIMES/PAIN

Meandering through despair, these poems seek hope and promise. An evocative poem by Martins, a young poet from Nigeria, for Different Truths. IN TRIAL TIMES Paddle! Paddle!! Paddle!!! Paddle your...

September 6, 2016
Saheli Mitra
Gender, People

An Open Letter to My Grieving Mother

Motherhood is no doubt a blessing, when one feels a life moving within her and becomes the ultimate messenger to bring it to this world or when she raises a...

September 3, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Short Story

In the Light of Darkness

Is death an end? Do the ones who have passed away ever leave us? There are ten dimensions. We know only three. Here the protagonist is in conversation with her loved...

September 2, 2016
Neeti Banga
Fashion & Beauty

Why Hues do not lie and Tints do not cry? The Endless Shades of Fashion!

Replete with tongue-in- cheek humour, Neeti explains the colour fundas. She tells us, “No, no colours aren’t plotting against you, but yes, they definitely are a scheming lot!” Take a...

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