The Unexplored Goa
Soumya discovers a different Goa, staying with a Goan colleague. An exclusive for Different Truths. Goa is a state I visit often, as it is part of the territory...
African Safari: A World of the Hunter and the Hunted
Soumya takes us through the exciting world of the hunter and the hunted in an African Safari. An exclusive for Different Truths. The last two days of our stay...
A Suitable Boy
Soumya recollects and reflects on marriage with a suitable candidate, with flashbacks and flashforwards, in this witty write-up. An exclusive for Different Truths. A friend recently posted a link...
How to Get Rid of Shyness and Become the Life and Soul of the Party!
Soumya tells us about the coming of age of Boy, replete with wit and humour. An exclusive for Different Truths. We have seen Boy start life as a reclusive...
Shivas Regal in the Lady’s Hostel
Soumya recounts a lady’s story of fun and frolic in her hostel, during Saraswati Puja and Shivaratri. An exclusive for Different Truths. This story was narrated by a lady...
Amu: A Film on the Sikh Genocide of 1984
Soumya reviews a film, Amu, on Sikh genocide and recalls his days as a volunteer. The reel and the real crisscross, grotesquely. The horrors come alive. An exclusive for...
Delhi was Boy’s Accidental Love Story
Soumya tells us about Boy’s accidental love story in and with Delhi. An exclusive for Different Truths. Boy’s first visit to Delhi was in his parents’ arms, and the...
Sex and the Coming of Age of Boy
Soumya tells us how Boy was initiated into sex and his coming of age. An exclusive for Different Truths. As my favourite sociologist, George Mikas once said, the continentals...
How Boy Got Hooked on to Reading?
Soumya tells us how Boy got hooked on to reading and became a book edict. An exclusive for Different Truths. We had left Boy, struggling to make sentences, lost...
The Boy was Lost in a New School, Big City
A tongue-in-cheek account of Boy’s life in a new school in a big city, by Soumya. An exclusive for Different Truths. The new school in the big city that Boy had...