memories - Different Truths

August 2, 2016
Lily Swarn
Potpourri

Life in Moments

Life is all about the simple joys in many moments that make it enchantingly beautiful. Lily, the quintessential Bohemian, the wandering gypsy drinking the ambrosia of life, seeks simple joys in...

July 28, 2016
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

The Alphabet of Love

An intense, erotic prose-poem by Deeya. Sunsets have stories to unfurl I guess – each sunset one of its kind – it’s the quiet lilt in the far horizon...

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 12, 2016
Saheli Mitra
Potpourri

Monsoon Memories: A Letter to Paper Boat

The essential romantic in us celebrates and serenades the rain. Blue Eve reminisces the monsoon, days of torrential rains, her little paper boat and more. She walks down the...

June 28, 2016
Dr. Krishna Hota
People, Rituals & Practices

Raja Festival of Odisha: A Wonderful way to Celebrate Girlhood

The legacy of the fertility cult continues in Odhisa. Dr Krishna tells us about Rajo* Mauja, a celebration of menstruation, that’s celebrated in mid-June. It celebrates girlhood, Mother Earth and...

June 26, 2016
Anumita Roy
Poem

What Lines Say?

Anumita ventures into the conflicts of her inner world, seeking answers in this poignant poem. The lines on my sheet, what do these draw? The dreams that had played below...

June 18, 2016
Subhajit Sanyal
Potpourri

Missing Baba

Here’s Subhajit’s homage to his father, his best friend, on Father’s Day as part of special feature in Different Truths. “Every child grows into a holistic person when he is...

June 17, 2016
Arindam Roy
Announcement

The Many Manifestations of Father

Arindam explores the various meanings and manifestations of fatherhood ahead of the Father’s Day. He presents a preview of the special feature on this occasion in Different Truths. Through seven pieces,...

June 16, 2016
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Poem

The Closet

Sudeshna revisits memories jam packed inside a closet in this evocative verse. I found a closet Right at my doorstep Worn and rusty Dented and dusty Gently, I opened...

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...

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