Expensive Periods
During a research about taxes, the author’s attention was drawn to the facts of luxury taxes. There she discovered that tampons and pads come under the umbrella of luxury...
May Light Precede Footsteps
Anumita talks about Saptapadi(1). The groom leads three circumambulations around the fire but from the fourth, the bride leads. Seven vows unite them for seven lives. May your light precede...
My Gift of Valentine!
The doctor’s verdict was a shock. She read the paper given to her; it said how to take care during the first trimester. She was pregnant! Anumita tells us how...
A Wrinkled Smile
A short story based on real life that explores various layers of relationships, by Anumita, our Managing Editor, exclusively for Different Truths. Kathy watched the bony fingers holding her...
Bangali Mangsher Jhol (Bengali Mutton Curry) in Instapot
Anumita RoyAnumita Roy is an artist at heart and legal/medical interpreter by profession. She creates word images in her verses and loves to write short stories. Mother of children...
Being a Desi in America
America has been the crucible, a veritable melting pot, of many cultures. The south Asian community – Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans – are the Desis. They take their...
Every Soul has its Song of Life!
According to folklores, there is a tribe in central Africa, some say it is the Himba Tribe, while some say it is the Ubuntu Tribe, which have a unique...
If it is the Apple Harvest Season, it has to be Apple Cake!
It’s fall, the harvest season of apples, in the US. Apples flood the market in every size, shape, and colour. In the grocery, stores these fruits fill up counters...
Khana’s Sayings and Yummilicious Goat-Meat Curry in a Bengali Home
Anumita walks down the memory lane and recalls with relish the delicious goat-meat curry, a celebratory dish, on Sundays, in a Bengali home. An exclusive for Different Truths. Kochi...
Grilled Chicken and Mango Salsa: Two Summertime Grill – II
Anumita RoyAnumita Roy is an artist at heart and legal/medical interpreter by profession. She creates word images in her verses and loves to write short stories. Mother of children...