A Spurious Existence
Two women in denial. One wanted a daughter from her second husband after 11 pregnancies – two deaths and six abortions. Belonging to Tajikistan, she donned a hijab but...
God of Everything Falls
Lovita J. R. MorangLovita J R Morang is a Karmaveer Chakra Awardee, iCongo, United Nations. Awarded Filmmaker, artiste, writer, and a poet. Twenty-six anthologies of short stories and poems,...
A Tale of Freeloaders
Ruchira tells us about freeloaders, who happily parasite on others. A tongue-in-cheek piece, replete with humour. An exclusive for Different Truths. You see them all around you, day in...
Why was an Innocent Online Friendship Painted Black?
An innocent, online friendship was twisted by jealous peers of his. But she suffered deeply. Find out what happened to this ill-fated relationship. An exclusive for Different Truths. Coming...
Wet Warrior Woman on the Run
Pragya describes the life in a day at Elgin Road, Kolkata. An exclusive for Different Truths. As I step on the footpath, the chill in the air embraces welcoming....
Indian Apartheid: A Different Colour Blindness
Soumya rues about the prevalent Indian Apartheid, discriminating people based on skin colour. An analysis for Different Truths. In our childhood we read the school stories of Billy Bunter,...
Is There a Panacea for the Prolonged Pandemic?
Covid-19 virus is mutating faster than we can cope up. The prolonged pandemic has brought humanity on its knees. Rakhi asks what are the way out. An exclusive for...
Wishful Thoughts…
Here’s a surrealist account by Mitali, with subtle humour, about her hair. An exclusive for Different Truths. One day I woke up a silver blonde — like Steve Martin....
Revisiting the Idea of School Education of Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore wanted to defend the freedom he enjoyed in his family, for all humanity. He remained firmly opposed to colonial education that aimed at material prosperity. He believed...
Short Stories of Tagore: Vignettes from Human Life
Ruchira critiques eight short stories of Tagore, in the Special Issue, exclusively for Different Truths. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mini who lived...