Proud Archives - Different Truths

August 8, 2026
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Puppy Love: The K9 Kind

Humourist Soumya talks about canine love, with paroxysms of emotions, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. The first canine love in my life was my grandfather’s Daschund,...

March 8, 2025
Payal Talreja
Gender

The Bitch, the Witch or That Woman on a Shaky Pedestal?

Millions of women are ostracised for what is normal, and in fact, a magical and powerful bodily function that enables the miracle of life. It is our fear of...

March 19, 2024
Suveera Sharma
Lifestyle, Parenting, People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

Put Life into Your Years

A couple of days back, we went for a picnic, to a picturesque country park. One of many in Hong Kong. We set base on top of a hill,...

July 31, 2023
Meenakshi M Singh
Poem

If Only

Men often fail to see what women would have liked them to observe and understand. Here’s such anguish by Meenakshi, in this evocative verse, in Different Truths. He...

July 22, 2021
Ismail Bala
Short Story, Special Feature

Confetti in a Storm

An intriguing story by Ismail that describes a day in the life of a poet. A Different Truths exclusive for the Special Feature on Africa. I’ve got to. Got...

May 9, 2021
Hayat Saif
Criticism, Multiculturalism, Poem, Special Feature, Translation, Tribute

Gitanjali: Interactions of Bengali Literature with the World

The English translation of Gitanjali, “Song Offerings”, encases only 103, amongst which one poem is a combined translation of two other poems. Fifty-three of the poems are from...

July 3, 2018
Syed Kabir
Governance

The Unnamed Fame

Here’s an evocative short story by a young storyteller, Kabir. He penned this story, during a recent Creative Writing Workshop, conducted by our Editor-in-Chief, Arindam Roy, under the aggies...

April 25, 2018
Dr. Tzemin Ition Tsai
Short Story, Special Feature, Special Needs

Number One

Dr. Tzemin portrays the binaries of life of an ASD child, his coming of age, and his later life, in this short story, for the Special Feature. A Different...

December 18, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Despite a Steady Decline in Vote Share in Gujarat, BJP all set to Form Governments in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat

Moral Victory for Congress: Its Supporters and Seats Increased Steadily in Gujarat BJP won the 2017 Assembly Polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. However, Modi’s party has registered a...

December 4, 2017
Mariyam Zafar
Films, Gender

Is it True that Women are for Women?

Making someone feel bad about themselves won’t make you feel any better. It’s about time we made “catfights”, jealousy and competition a thing of the past. Let’s not degenerate...