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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,...

November 19, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
History & Culture, People, Place

Meerut: Home is Where the Hermitage is!

Meerut dates to the Indus Valley Civilisation and is referred to as Ravana’s sasural. An industrial and a cantonment town, Dr. Roopali unfolds its many colours and hues. An exclusive...

October 15, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
People, Place, Travel & Food

Wows and Woes of Train Journeys to Twin Cities – II

In the second and concluding part, Dr. Roopali, shares the wows and woes of train journeys to the Twin Cities. An exclusive for Different Truths. It is always past...

October 8, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Food, People, Place, Travel & Food

The Twin Cities and Their Twin Cultures – I

Dr. Roopali walks down the memory lane to her childhood. In the first part, she recalls her parental home at Hyderabad and her army officer father’s stay in Delhi,...

September 30, 2021
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Religion, Travel & Food

Ruchira takes us on a tour of Haridwar-Rishikesh-Lakshmanjhula along the Holy Ganges. An exclusive for Different Truths. Until a few decades earlier the Haridwar-Rishikesh-Lakshmanjhula circuit was a must-do for...

September 17, 2021
Arindam Roy
Fiction, Short Story

Khuni Khan Jheel: Is the Lake in the Ridge Truly Haunted?

Students of Delhi University, particularly in the North Delhi campus, have heard strange tales from their seniors about the Khuni Khan Jheel, the haunted lake within the wooded Ridge. Twenty five...

August 24, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Adventure-Literature, Food, History & Culture

Memoir: Adventure, Liquor & Rustic Menus at Diverse Places

Soumya relives the adventure of travelling and eating at remote places, Ranthambore, Jona, Kashmir, and Delhi. The common thread between these was the elevated spiritual state. An exclusive for...