Exile
An evocative dark poem, by Emmie, exclusively for Different Truths. Sea gusts pluck my hijab. Sea spray soaks my face, mingling with salt tears flowing down apace. They came...
My Gift of Valentine!
The doctor’s verdict was a shock. She read the paper given to her; it said how to take care during the first trimester. She was pregnant! Anumita tells us how...
Paradise Lost!
Satraps, the political lords and masters of the megapolis, call the shots. Soumya tells us about a park and the loss of greenery. An exclusive for Different Truths. Central...
God of Everything Falls
Lovita J. R. MorangLovita J R Morang is a Karmaveer Chakra Awardee, iCongo, United Nations. Awarded Filmmaker, artiste, writer, and a poet. Twenty-six anthologies of short stories and poems,...
Varanasi’s Lodge: Ganga, Six Men & Strange Ghost
Here’s an interesting story of six men, based on true life incidents, by Arindam, for the regular column, exclusively in Different Truths. On the rooftop of a well-known lodge...
Death of Beautiful Dreams
A poignant poem, full of pathos, for women who sell themselves to survive, by Sarala. An exclusive for Different Truths. She stands at the window, Wearing a dark orange...
Oxytocin Ban Would Put Many Patients in Serious Difficulty
Oxytocin is not the only the drug; several medicines which have been used in the past are now banned. Byproducts of opium, which are useful in many cases in...
Rajini and Kamal Cross Swords over Tuticorin
The gloves are off between the two superstars, Rajini and Kamal. Politics has branded them apart and whose histrionics wins the day, and the state, is a topic of...
Shiv Sena-BJP Rift Foments Communal Tension
The three wards of the old city in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, witnessed a mob violence in which houses and shops were set aflame, and vehicles were damaged. There were two...
Much More than Anti-Incumbency behind BJP Rout: Voters Have Changed the Poll Narrative
The results of the by-elections clearly imply that the people, especially the poor, Dalits and minorities across the country have polarised to protect the secular ethics of the country....