journey - Different Truths

December 7, 2016
Subhajit Sanyal
Events, Music

Whale in the Pond, an Upcoming Band Ready to Storm the Music Scene in Kolkata

A new band, Whale in the Pond, performed at the musical launch of Wabi-Sabi, a lifestyle boutique and café, in the heart of the City of Joy, recently. The musical...

November 25, 2016
Arindam Roy
Awards & Honours

First Anniversary of Different Truths: Felicitations and Team DT

Different Truths completes one year at the strike of the midnight hour, in India. A year back, two Founders dared to dream. Soon it became a shared vision. Poets and...

October 17, 2016
Shalini Samuel
Poem

Fastest Chariot / Life Sea

Here are two poems of Shalini in Different Truths. In the first poem, Fastest Chariot, we see the universal self of the poet emerge, a kind and compassionate being, who...

August 28, 2016
Abhijit Narayan
Travelogue

A Weekend Trip to Poland and a Lonesome Birthday in a Beautiful Land

Wanderlust Abhijit decides to spend a weekend in Poland. He wanted to see and feel the beautiful eastern European country’s capital, Warsaw, all on his own. A casual chat with...

July 16, 2016
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

College Street

Lopamudra presents a series of prose-poems or short vignettes in blank verse based on certain long-standing images of Kolkata, and the US. Here’s the first one of the series, ‘College Street’...

July 6, 2016
Arindam Roy
Folklore, Literature, Religion

Rath Yatra: The Story of Lord Jagannath and his Siblings

The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, with his siblings, Balabhadra and Subhadra, is symbolic of fertility worship. The charioteers, Dhauka, used to sing bawdy songs (Boli). Though these songs...

June 1, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Relationship & Lifestyle

Have a Break!

We all need a break to beat the drudgery of life. We have breaks in schools, offices, factories, et al. Maya suggests that married couples need break too. Just be...

May 25, 2016
Mita Dutta
Language, People, Travelogue

Bangladesh: The Land of my Forefathers, my Roots

Mita reminisces a recent visit to Bangladesh and her visits to Dacca, Cox Bazar and Chittagong (her forefather’s land). She weaves history in this travelogue. The pristine beauty of her inherited...

April 28, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Humor

The Month of May and the Carbs Mayhem

Mamta takes a jibe at herself and talks about ‘weighty issues’, in this tongue-in- cheek piece. The rough and tumble of ordinary life over, I discovered I had reached close...

April 26, 2016
Shruti Nagvanshi
Dissent, Human Rights

Against all Odds: Amnesty International Human Rights 2016 Award to Henri Tiphagne

Indian activist and lawyer, Henri Tiphagne, was awarded the prestigious Amnesty International Germany’s human rights award in Berlin on Monday (April 25). Shruti profiles him for Different Truths. After receiving the...

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