struggle Archives - Different Truths

January 7, 2026
Vandana Garg
Poem

The Secrets of Breaking Generational Chains

Vandana’s haunting poem, for Different Truths, explores the intergenerational cycle of trauma, depicting a mother’s systematic erosion and her daughter’s defiant, unyielding survival. My mother knew a fiendfrom the first...

April 21, 2025
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, History & Culture

India through Her Stamps

Sreelata tells us about the journey of India through her stamps. With the first General Post Office being opened, in 1774, in Calcutta, followed by Madras (1778) and Bombay (1792)...

January 25, 2025
Shail Raghuvanshi
News in Verse, Poem

Focus: Global Stories of Triumph, Struggle, and Controversy

Shail explores India’s Kho-kho triumph, the tragic reality of Iraqi child marriage, and the ethical dilemmas surrounding birthright citizenship policies, exclusively for Different Truths. India Kho-kho World Champions From...

January 3, 2025
Dr Ketaki Datta
Potpourri

Reflecting on the Old Year: Emotional Send-Off and New Beginnings

Ketaki’s reflection explores the bittersweet nature of New Year’s Eve, contrasting societal celebration with a personal struggle to let go of the past, exclusively for Different Truths. The oft-quoted...

October 21, 2024
Gopal Lahiri
Poem

A Struggle for Survival & Endurance in a Post-Abhaya City

Gopal’s protest poem, exclusively for Different Truths, depicts a city’s streets filled with defiance, questioning rulers’ ability to ignore demands before change becomes too strong. Abhaya’s are flying over...

September 14, 2024
Dr Ketaki Datta
Short Story

Focus: Razia’s Rebirth, a Tale of Hope and Resilience

The Taliban replaced Mujahadeen terrorists in Ketaki’s story, revealing their sinister realities. Ishara, a newborn baby, is wrongly implicated in murder. How does it end? An exclusive for Different...

March 9, 2024
Shernaz Wadia
Gender, People

Getting up on the Inside

We profile ordinary women with extraordinary strength. They find the reservoir of strength within themselves, like Yashodhara. Every year, the Women’s Day becomes a cosmetic celebration of already known...

June 3, 2023
Sumita Dutta
Fiction

Journeys Lost

Here’s a story by Sumita, about a journey, exclusively in Different Truths. Dr. Sen’s house was in a state of excitement. His niece was bringing their grandnephews to meet...

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 21, 2021
Lovita J. R. Morang
Fiction, Special Feature, Special Needs

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,...

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