First Impression
Dr. Priyamita regales us with a short story that turns out to be a comedy of errors. Her narrative is laced with humour and wit. An exclusive for Different...
Sly Matriarch
Arindam RoyArindam Roy has over four decades of experience in various newsrooms of renowned media houses. He is the Founder, Publishing Director, Editor-in-Chief of Different Truths, and Kavya Kumbh...
First Crush
An interesting love story by Tribhawan, exclusively for Different Truths. He was 20 going on 21. Four letter word ‘love’ was taboo so far his conservative family was concerned. Eagle eyed...
Life is Divine
An intense story that shows the power of love by Nancy, for the Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. Some stories encourage and build stamina. Some stories touch...
Headmaster of Fatehpur
Abu pens an enchanting short story, exclusively for Different Truths. A cloudless afternoon in March at Berhampore. “Let’s have tea, Sir,” I hinted. As usual the retired headmaster did...
With Love, From Benares
For building the premise of sex-workers in Benares many literary pieces had delineated several tales. Zamindars and their consorts, atrophies of Baaijibaris over the time, the fate of their...
Endless Sleep / Five Decades of Red Roses
An open-ended short story from Nigerian author, Olaitan. The quaint mystery heightens the tragedy in Endless Sleep. The second story, Five Decades of Red Roses, is a flashback account of the...
The Haven
Madhumita talks of two inmates of an old age home, Sunanda and Manjula. While Sunanda made a voluntary decision and reasoned with her children, Manjula was cast away. The author...
Incredible Love
Here’s a Sudden Fiction by Srinagar-based Muddasir. He weaves the complexities of love between two people. We are introducing a regular column, Sudden Fiction*, exclusively in Different Truths. ...
The Emerald Ring
Here’s an interesting love story in the backdrop of the partition of India. Urooj captures the tensions of the lovers belonging to different faiths. She also vividly describes the...