escape Archives - Different Truths

November 22, 2025
Meher Pestonji
Fiction, Short Story

Growing up in a War Zone

Meher, in this war zone story set in Syria, deals with the impoverished villagers, their hopes, fears, deceits, insecurities, and more – in Different Truths. Nabeel had never seen...

June 27, 2024
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

Fear

An intense, women-centric prose poem by Deeya, in Different Truths. Fear is unknown; I’ve felt it in my fingers and toes. I backpack it in my nightmares. The devil’s...

March 19, 2024
Suveera Sharma
Lifestyle, Parenting, People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

Put Life into Your Years

A couple of days back, we went for a picnic, to a picturesque country park. One of many in Hong Kong. We set base on top of a hill,...

November 30, 2023
Sushmita Gupta
Poem

Here’s an inward looking, woman-centric poem from Sushmita. An evocative poem for Different Truths. Even though,I am no one,Or nothing,To you,Strangely,I became,Your gift box,That keeps,Giving. You marvel,At my giving,And at...

November 9, 2023
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Poem

Her World

Here’s a fantasy poem, bordering on nonsense verse, for children, by Sudeshna, for Different Truths. She would often find herself Battling gnomes and funny elves She would battle with demons...

September 11, 2023
Dr. Molly Joseph
Poem

Escape to Tranquillity: Explore Kerala’s Backwaters for Ultimate Serenity

Dr Molly describes Kerala as a serene state in the backwaters, offering a peaceful atmosphere where life begins unhurriedly, an exclusive for Different Truths. Enviable on earth is this...

April 6, 2023
Arun Dash
Poem

Of Memories

An evocative poem of memories by Arun Dash What ethereal stuff Are you made of, My memories? Fancied or real, Of love or of longing, Of a laugh...

December 28, 2021
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Fiction, Gender, Health, Special Feature

A Spurious Existence

Two women in denial. One wanted a daughter from her second husband after 11 pregnancies – two deaths and six abortions. Belonging to Tajikistan, she donned a hijab but...

February 5, 2021
Shantanu Mukharji
Guest Blog, Memoir, Travel & Food

How Ibrahim Saved us from Veerappan’s Men!

Shantanu walks down the memory lane and tells us how Ibrahim, a taxi driver, saved the author and his friends from Veerappan’s men. A real-life incident for Different Truths. ...

September 17, 2019
Dr. Gita Mohanty
Poem

Dear Emotions, Please Don’t Come

Dr. Gita MohantyDr. Gita is an adjunct Biology professor in USA, Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, and post-doctorate from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, in Environmental Science...

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