embrace - Different Truths

January 4, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: The Magical Flute – LVI

Nilanjana recounts the tale of Krishna’s magical flute from the Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Parikshit asked, “If bhakti (devotion) is the road to moksha (liberation), then Krishna’s contemporaries...

December 14, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Pralambha and Balarama – LIII

Nilanjana recounts the tale of Pralambha Asura and Balarama, from the Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. “Another of Kamsa’s cronies?” Parikshit asked. “Will they never...

November 30, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna tames Kaliya – LI

Sukha continued narrating the tale of Krishna and Kaliya. Nilanjana retells the story from Bhagavatam, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. “However, Kaliya was enraged. Unaccustomed to...

November 28, 2017
Nandita Samanta
Poem

Ecstatic Dream

An intense sensuous poem by Nandita, in Different Truths. Creeping into the velvet darkness The hour of midnight comes falling softly Where wondrous dreams are created The memories start evoking my...

November 13, 2017
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Relationship & Lifestyle

Three Ways to Maintain Your Composure in the Continence of Quotidian Stress

Ritambhara tells us three ways to help us maintain composure in the continence of quotidian stress, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. “Calmness is the cradle of...

November 9, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Bolshevik: It is Hundred

Here’s a poem by Kabir, on the occasion of the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution, in Different Truths. Adhered to the wall They craved for freedom One after another...

November 7, 2017
Sumita Dutta
Poem

Death Announced her Arrival

An evocative poem by Sumita, in Different Truths. Death announced her arrival. No silent whispers in my ears; No, the clarion call was loud and clear. My guts burnt;...

November 5, 2017
Sumita Dutta
Fiction

Vanished – I

Sumita tells us an engrossing story, in two parts. Here’s the first part, a horror-humour, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Dainagri: Police and government officials admit their...

October 30, 2017
Zeba Abdin
History & Culture, Identity

Does the Changing the Name of a City Alter its Identity? What Happens to Development?

The government is now contemplating of renaming Allahabad as Prayag Raj. “What’s in a name?” Sounds simple. But it triggers several complicated questions, argues Zeba, exclusively in Different Truths....

September 23, 2017
Sufia Khatoon
Criticism, Interview, Poem

There and Back Again: A Poetic Journey Breaking Boundaries

Sufia interviewed Vaijayantee Bhattacharya during the recent launch of her book of poems, Mosaic Vision, exclusively in Different Truths. Hometown, birthplace, motherland/ fatherland; these words hold special significance in...

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