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January 24, 2022
Kala Ranganathan
Cover Story, History & Culture, People, Place, Travel & Food

Historic Homes of Robber Barons Near New York City

Kala gives us a glimpse of history. Her travelogue explores the homes of Frederick Philipse and John D. Rockefeller, extraordinary self-made men, who amassed unbelievable wealth in two different centuries. An...

January 13, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Relationship & Lifestyle

Mixed Marriages: Way to Go!

Ruchira talks of the boons and banes of mixed marriages. An exclusive for Different Truths. Thirty-two years ago, Shehnaaz, a Mumbai-based pen-pusher met and fell in love with a...

January 8, 2022
Urna Bose
Criticism, Interview, Literature, People, Place, Poem

Kavita Searches the ‘Zen Moment’, Peace & Calm, among Chaos

Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca, a teacher and a renowned poet, carries the legacy of her iconic father, Nissim Ezekiel, one of the founding fathers of modern Indian English poetry. In...

January 7, 2022
Anumita Roy
Short Story, Special Feature

A Wrinkled Smile

A short story based on real life that explores various layers of relationships, by Anumita, our Managing Editor, exclusively for Different Truths. Kathy watched the bony fingers holding her...

January 7, 2022
Joseph Ferguson
Book Club, Short Story, Special Feature

After the Crux

Here’s an excerpt story from the New York-based Joseph Ferguson’s earlier short fiction collection, Southbound. Critically acclaimed, it’s a must read. The story originally appeared in Swift Kick No. 5/6,...

January 3, 2022
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Short Story

With Love, From Benares

For building the premise of sex-workers in Benares many literary pieces had delineated several tales. Zamindars and their consorts, atrophies of Baaijibaris over the time, the fate of their...

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 29, 2021
Dr Jayita Sengupta
Short Story, Special Feature

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...

December 13, 2021
Prof. Swaraj Raj
People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle, Travel & Food

An Old Radio, Stillness and Memories

An old radio represented the old-world order, a more innocent time of his father. For Dr. Swaraj , memories from the past and life at present times crisscrossed. An...

November 29, 2021
Rituparna Khan
Governance

Window of Peace

A global citizen’s prayers, in this verse Rituparna, imagines oneness of people, places and religions. An exclusive for Different Truths. Sitting by the sky hugging outlet of my abode,...

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