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September 13, 2022
Meenu Mehrotra
Relationship & Lifestyle

The Trials and Tribulations of a Teenager

Times have changed. Life is not as simple as it used to be. In this era of information explosion and social network sites, realities are skewed for the teenagers now....

September 5, 2022
Arindam Roy
Short Story, Special Feature

F**k Honesty!

It’s an era when reporters are called upon to be fixers. They have to do the dirty jobs. Those who cannot, like the protagonist, Badshah, are ejected out of...

July 25, 2022
Dr. Sudipta Mishra
Gender

Gender Bias: Do we Judge Parents Impartially?

Sudipta rues that gender discrimination is embedded in our social psyche. It begins from the homes where children discriminate between their parents – an exclusive for Different Truths. We...

March 9, 2022
Anumita Roy
Economy, Gender, Special Feature

Expensive Periods

During a research about taxes, the author’s attention was drawn to the facts of luxury taxes. There she discovered that tampons and pads come under the umbrella of luxury...

February 14, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, Special Feature

Valentine-Day Blues!

Humourist Soumya shares a fictionalised story of his daughter, Medha, and her Valentine’s Day blues. Here’s a special feature, on the eve of the V-Day, in the weekly column,...

January 6, 2022
Aarathi Kanthamani
Short Story

Here’s a short story by Aarathi that explores the complexities of relationships. It was penned during a Creative Writing Workshop, conducted by our Editor-in-Chief, Arindam. A Different Truths exclusive....

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...

December 30, 2021
Muddasir Ramzan
Short Story, Special Feature

Incredible Love

Here’s a Sudden Fiction by Srinagar-based Muddasir. He weaves the complexities of love between two people. We are introducing a regular column, Sudden Fiction*, exclusively in Different Truths. ...

December 30, 2021
Urooj Murtaza
Short Story, Special Feature

The Emerald Ring

Here’s an interesting love story in the backdrop of the partition of India. Urooj captures the tensions of the lovers belonging to different faiths. She also vividly describes the...

December 2, 2021
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

They Lived for Their Son…

A heart-wrenching poem, by Sarala, about an insensitive and ungrateful son, who never cared for his parent’s plight and penury. An exclusive for Different Truths. They worked day and...

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