Friendship Archives - Different Truths

April 25, 2026
Sumita Dutta
Fiction, Short Story

Friends Online

Chennai-based Sumita tells us a story about online friendship, exclusively in Different Truths. September 11 Monday, 09:45 pm Aryan Chelvam hi rams, what’s up man? T. Ramesh hey Aryan!...

April 18, 2026
Abu Siddik
Fiction, Short Story

Aakhir

Abu tells us about Aakhir, an unemployed, uneducated youth, who faces exploitation. An exclusive for Different Truths. Aakhir, an unemployed youth, tall, slim, dark, aged between twenty three and...

July 12, 2025
Francesco Favetta
Poem

Locked Hearts: When Friendship Hides Behind Silence

A reflective poem by Francesco on friendship’s silent strength, exploring loyalty, pain, and the quiet retreat into one’s solitude, exclusively for Different Truths. It's a silent flightis never absentthe...

May 3, 2025
Meher Pestonji
Short Story

The Ultimate Test: Will War Shatter Their Lifelong Friendship?

Meher’s story, exclusively for Different Truths, tracks Zarine, a journalist, navigating a strained friendship with Ruth amid conflict, balancing beliefs and memories. With clenched fists Zarine jumped from rock...

April 30, 2024
Anika Ghei
Gender, Poem

Fast Forward

A bold, sensuous, agonising, and brutally candid verse. In Yeats’ words, ‘the ceremony of innocence is dead.’ Here’s the intense prose-poem by Anika, in Different Truths. Play: It’s my...

April 12, 2024
Smriti Maheshwari
Cinema

Jaya, Swara, and Lara: Three Natural, Versatile Actresses win Hearts of Cine-goers

Smriti profiles three actresses, Jaya Bachchan, Swara Bhaskar, both born on April 9, and Lara Dutta, whose birthday is on April 16. All these three actresses have one thing...

April 18, 2023
Smriti Maheshwari
Relationship & Lifestyle

The Delicious Dangers of Online Romance: When and Where to stop?

The Internet has opened the possibility of online romance. It’s heady. Gives an instant high and is deliciously dangerous. Here Smriti, based on her interactions with some of her...

February 16, 2023
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Cinema

Friendship & Harmony Celebrated in Indo-Bangla Cine Fest

Shared culture and history explain the two Bengals’ harmony, fraternity, and peace celebrated during the 4th Indo-Bangla Cine Fest – a report by Ruchira exclusively for Different Truths. During...

February 8, 2022
Soumitra Dasgupta
Cover Story, Food, Travel & Food

Food, Friendship and Fantastic Stories

An Irani grandpa, with a Devil’s charm, has nine names. His grandson calls him Batman. His fantastic stories add to the taste of the delicious food. He casts a spell....

January 4, 2022
Tribhawan Kaul
Short Story

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...