Daughter - Different Truths

July 17, 2021
Amita Ray
Pandemic, Short Story

Pandemic, Blind Man and a Blurred Truth

The pandemic pushed a man of modest earnings to penury. Amita weaves a story about him and his daughter. An exclusive for Different Truths. He used to come twice...

June 28, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Poem

Surpanakha, the Demon of Desire

An intense, woman-centric poem, by Dr. Roopali, exclusively for Different Truths. For you alone the roasted yams and the lentils…. you have eaten enough, have you not eaten your husband our...

May 11, 2021
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Criticism, Short Story, Special Feature, Tribute

Short Stories of Tagore: Vignettes from Human Life

Ruchira critiques eight short stories of Tagore, in the Special Issue, exclusively for Different Truths. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mini who lived...

May 10, 2021
Prof Anisur Rahman
Gender, Language, Literature, Multiculturalism, Music, People, Place, Poem, Religion, Special Feature, Tribute

Rabindranath Tagore: An Inquiry into Ideas and Ideals

In order to acquire a worldview for himself, Tagore strove to achieve a balance between Humanism and Naturalism, Individualism and Determinism, Hedonism and Asceticism, all of them being...

May 9, 2021
Dr. Navodita Pande
Criticism, Poem, Short Story, Special Feature, Tribute

Remembering Tagore

In all of his creative works, what touched Navodita is the poignancy and the deep feeling of emotion that flow with his thoughts – the sensitivity, the words...

February 5, 2019
Neelam Saxena Chandra
Gender, Poem

Widowed at Seventeen

Neelam pens a poignant poem that is related to the shocking and gruesome custom of shaving the head of the widows and sending them to holy places. A Different...

September 24, 2018
Johanna Climenko
Cover Story, History & Culture, Multiculturalism, People, Special Feature

Travelling the World in NYC: Conversations with Cab Drivers and Other Multi-Cultural Excursions

The interplay of different cultures – read multiculturalism – opens the horizons to a person, who is compassionate and deeply observant. As a Dance/Movement Therapist, nonverbal communication is the...

September 21, 2018
Rupa Rao
Relationship & Lifestyle

I Feel the Essence of My Doting Dad

It is eleven years to lunar date since his larger than life colorful persona was amongst us, yet his essence, words, royal laughter, humour linger stronger every day for...

July 4, 2018
Dr. Amrinder Kaur Bajaj
Potpourri

Have a Heart

‘Have a heart.’ People say figuratively to the heartless but what of the mite who literally did not have a heart to speak of, or rather one too small to...

July 4, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance, People

A Lesson on Life Management

Appearances are often deceptive. Hemashri tells us the story of Gitali, a cleaner in a government office. At a young age, life taught her much more than the books...

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