Smile Archives - Different Truths

July 13, 2026
Shernaz Wadia
Opinion, Potpourri, Religion

Prayer: A Unifying Force

Shernaz dwells on the issue of prayers for all, theist, atheist, deist, or agnostic. She eruditely reasons that prayer is synonymous with poetry, exclusively in Different Truths. After the...

June 23, 2026
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Sarala BalachandranSarala Balachandran was working with an import-export organisation in the administrative department for 38 years. She retired eleven years back. Married, with two sons aged 43 and 36,...

April 27, 2026
Shernaz Wadia
Relationship & Lifestyle

The Attitude of Gratitude is a Mindset!

The one thing we siblings heard way too often during our growing up years was – ‘Be Grateful’. As teenagers particularly, we had (or so we thought) lots to...

April 25, 2026
Sumita Dutta
Fiction, Short Story

Friends Online

Chennai-based Sumita tells us a story about online friendship, exclusively in Different Truths. September 11 Monday, 09:45 pm Aryan Chelvam hi rams, what’s up man? T. Ramesh hey Aryan!...

November 4, 2025
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

My Silence/ I Cherish a Leap of Love

Here are two poems by Sarala, in Different Truths. The first poem is inward-looking, a tribute to a mother. The second verse is an outward journey, where the poet...

July 3, 2025
Anumita Roy
Poem

The Love for a Poem That Refused to Let Go

A poem is born through its creator, the poet. Here, the poem is persistent like a child, till the poet and the poem become one, by Anumita, in Different...

January 14, 2025
Nilakshi Roy
Poem

Us, just us

Here’s an evocative love poem by Nilakshi, as we celebrate the season of fertility and bounty, in Different Truths. Will there be a time When there’ll be usJust usWaiting for...

June 24, 2024
Tapati Sinha
Cover Story, Health, History & Culture, Opinion

The Game of Life and Death…

The concept of ‘good death’ (euthanasia) existed in the ancient world. Medical assistance was not needed when the Homeric warrior died as a hero and was expected to accept...

June 11, 2024
Anoucheka Gangabissoon
Poem

Rantings of my Heart

An evocative protest poem, where Anoucheka and her heart converse about a cruel world, for Different Truths. Tell me, urged my heartTell me why the world is so cruel Wars...

May 31, 2024
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food

Breakfast like a King with Savoury Indian Pancakes

Our Hyderabad-based Foodie, Sarika, shares the recipe for yummy and wholesome, Indian pancakes, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince...