parents Archives - Different Truths

September 17, 2025
Shernaz Wadia
Advocacy, Potpourri

The Ripple Effect of Kindness

Shernaz discusses the act of kindness exclusively on Different Truths. After a small exchange on WhatsApp, a friend asked me “Are you short-tempered?” I denied it. Then more than...

May 22, 2024
Shernaz Wadia
Potpourri

My Jigsaw Fairy

Tooth Fairy or not, a fairy guided Shernaz through the jigsaw puzzle of life. Read more about it exclusively in Different Truths. When I lost my first milk tooth,...

May 8, 2024
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

The Young Widow of Benaras

Here’s a heart-wrenching tale of a young widow of Benaras by Sarala, in Different Truths. The young widow in white attireWrapped around carelesslyhardly married for six monthsSitting under the...

March 18, 2024
Tapati Sinha
Short Story, Special Feature, Special Needs

A Child Lost in his Special World

The pain and agony of a mother of of a child with autism, crushed by the pressures of her life, takes a grim toll. Tapati recounts a heart-wrenching account,...

December 16, 2023
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Short Story

Vatsala tells us about a learned Vedic priest of the Arya Samaj, modelled on her maternal grandfather, Pandit Harikrishna Beeharee, whom she dedicates this short story to. The protagonist illuminates the...

September 13, 2023
Sanskruti Chitore
Relationship & Lifestyle

Bridging the Generation Gap

The communication gap between successive generations is not a new phenomenon. Parents and children across the world have been facing this issue of generation gap. And it only trenches more when...

June 3, 2023
Sumita Dutta
Fiction

Journeys Lost

Here’s a story by Sumita, about a journey, exclusively in Different Truths. Dr. Sen’s house was in a state of excitement. His niece was bringing their grandnephews to meet...

April 29, 2023
Payal Talreja
Advocacy, Children's Right, Gender, Health, Special Needs

Girls and Autism: Missed Diagnosis and Mis-diagnosis

Boys are four times as likely to receive early diagnosis and intervention for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) than girls. There was a time when it was believed that ASD...

March 31, 2023
Kavita Panyam
Relationship & Lifestyle

Love, Life, and Togetherness

Social media has over taken real life relationships. Hyderabad-based psychologist, Kavita, takes a look into the reality technology advancement and changing relationships, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different...

February 20, 2023
Dr. Priyamita Ghosh
Humour, Short Story

Anuj and Anwesha: Impressing the Parents

Priyamita tells us a story about a Punjabi boy in a Bengali milieu. The miscommunications between Bengali and Punjabi languages create a comedy of errors – an exclusive for Different...

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