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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 8, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

My Silence/ I Cherish a Leap of Love

Here are two poems by Sarala, in Different Truths. The first poem is inward-looking, a tribute to a mother. The second verse is an outward journey, where the poet...

October 5, 2017
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and Baka – VLIV

Nilanjana retells the story of Krishna and Bakasura, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Adept in concealing their divinity and prowess, Balarama and Krishna continued walking around...

September 28, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Nostalgia, Relationship & Lifestyle, Special Feature

Durga Pujo in Delhi: Then and Now

Ruchira remembers Durga Pujo of her childhood days. She tells us about the slow and sure changes that are taking place, for various reasons, in the celebrations. Read more...

September 20, 2017
Mahima Sharma
Gender, Interview

Rana Safvi: The Untold Story

The world knows her as a famous historian who came out with her first book at the age of 58, a firm believer in the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb of India...

August 13, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Politics

Playing Ducks and Drakes with the Unique Ethos of Kerala

The distrust of the RSS-BJP whose professed ideology is at variance with and is abhorrent to the local populace, who are all equal participants in the political narrative of...

August 4, 2017
Poornima Laxmeshwar
Poem

Lakshmi: Maid for Each Other!

Poornima talks of two Lakshmis, a Goddess, and a maid. One ever smiling, seated on a throne, while the other, toiling hard, very worried. A poignant poem, in Different...

July 29, 2017
Madhumita Ghosh
Fiction

The Music Room

Here’s an enigmatic and eerie ghost story, by Madhumita, exclusively for Different Truths. There were days and there were nights, one rolling into the other, fading, mingling and engulfing each...

July 18, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour

And a Chipko is Born…

Humourist Soumya tells us how a Chipko was born in their home. He shares the experiences with a young girl from the hills and her love for nature, weeds,...

July 1, 2017
Different Truths
Book Club, Poem

Ten Selected Poems of Prof. Pushpita Awasthi from Echoes in the Earth

Here are ten selected poems of Prof. Pushpita Awasthi, selected by her, in the Book Extract, from her book, Echoes in the Earth (2016) this week. A Different Truths...

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