Mandaravas
An enigmatic story that unfolds itself through metaphors and images, talking of dreams and desires, of love and lust and the quintessence of womanhood. This story is a part of the...
The End of all Arguments
There was a culture hero who lived in what is today’s West Africa. He was especially well known and praised by the Ashanti People of Ghana. He was none...
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...
The Girl Who Married a Stranger
Tutu recounts a popular folktale from the Calabar region of Nigeria. It’s about a stunning young woman, Afiong. She had bright eyes and velvety smooth skin, the colour of...
Anansi and the Wisdom Pot
Anansi is a part of the African folklore. He a popular character in many regions of Africa and is known by many names. He is a trickster character, someone...
An Open Letter to my Father
Sarika writes an open letter to her father, who departed a year back. It brings alive the vibrant father-daughter relationship. An exclusive for Different Truths. Baba, I miss you...
Ode to my Father
Deyasini RoyDeyasini is a budding young poet who hails from Chandannagar, in West Bengal, India. She’s recently pursued her Postgraduate degree in English and Comparative Literature from Pondicherry University,...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Kuvalayapida and Krishna – LXXVIII
Nilanjana retells the famous story from the Bhagavatam about how Krishna vanquished Kuvalayapida, the mighty elephant of Kamsa, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. Sukha was narrating...
Pranab Strikes Big Bang, Congress Hits Black Hole
Pranab Mukherjee did not have to “die first” to go back in time to retell history. He’s 82 and in his memory-cache there is enough of reading of history...
Iraq Elections Results Give Big Jolt to Trump
Journalists were puzzled by what the followers of Muqtada al-Sadr and the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) might have in common, and even more, by why they garnered more Iraqi...