forbidden - Different Truths

November 26, 2024
Prof. Swaraj Raj
Poem

A Tale of Forbidden Love

Dr Swaraj’s poem explores desire, its power, and its ability to uplift and destroy, exclusively for Different Truths, using vivid imagery and evocative language. Inebriate –The desireCoiling and ripplingLike...

June 24, 2024
Tapati Sinha
Cover Story, Health, History & Culture, Opinion

The Game of Life and Death…

The concept of ‘good death’ (euthanasia) existed in the ancient world. Medical assistance was not needed when the Homeric warrior died as a hero and was expected to accept...

October 12, 2023
Sailasree Potay
Poem

Misfit

A sense of belongingness keeps us rooted. Some people, though present physically in this world are absent mentally. They are the misfits, feels, Sailasree, in this verse, in Different...

September 6, 2022
Mamta Verma
Poem

Forbidden Love

Here’s a poem of love and longing, by Mamta, exclusively for Different Truths. I draw you in my canvas of imagination I write about my desires and secret obsession I...

February 1, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Poem

Mythical Women & the Myth of the Big Bad World

Dr. Roopali speaks about mythical women and the big bad world with its many myths, in this poem, exclusively for Different Truths. Eve Mother of mankind, God’s favourite child...

December 21, 2021
Lovita J. R. Morang
Fiction, Special Feature, Special Needs

God of Everything Falls

July 28, 2021
Radhika Bhagat
Oral Traditions, Rituals & Practices, Special Feature

Osun: The River Goddess of Africa

The Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove is situated along the Osun River in the city of Osogbo and is a UNESCO world heritage site. Here, a statue of the goddess Osun...

July 26, 2021
Tutu Dutta
Oral Traditions, Special Feature

The Girl Who Married a Stranger

Tutu recounts a popular folktale from the Calabar region of Nigeria. It’s about a stunning young woman, Afiong. She had bright eyes and velvety smooth skin, the colour of...

April 14, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Cyber Security

Keylogging: Boon or Bane

Keylogger is a hardware or software plugin which can secretly capture all the keystrokes entered through the keypad of a typing device without the knowledge and consent of the...

December 22, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Gender, Relationship & Lifestyle

Am I Modern or Liberated?

In introspection, Ruchira asks some hard questions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. I never blindly followed social norms and customs. Period. For this, I have to...

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