Sunshine Archives - Different Truths

September 17, 2025
Shernaz Wadia
Advocacy, Potpourri

The Ripple Effect of Kindness

Shernaz discusses the act of kindness exclusively on Different Truths. After a small exchange on WhatsApp, a friend asked me “Are you short-tempered?” I denied it. Then more than...

July 9, 2024
Abhilasha Trivedi
Animal World, People, Potpourri

Fluffy Recruits: Petting Dogs at Mumbai Airport, a sure Stress Buster!

Petting a dog for even a few minutes calm us down, said Aakash Lonkar from Animal Angels Foundation, that runs the airport programme and who was with the dogs...

December 28, 2021
Tapan Mozumdar
Fiction, Special Feature

Raag Jhanjhavati

Here’s a story about Madhumalati’s marriage with musically illiterate Satish Mohan, who called her ‘Raaga Jhanjhavati’, given her temper and fuss. Through various twists and turns, they land in...

May 9, 2021
Michele Baron
Poem, Short Story, Special Feature, Tribute

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An enigmatic short story, by Michele, as a tribute to Tagore, a Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. “I really cannot understand,” her fingers pounded out on the keypad,...

March 22, 2021
Bushra Alvi Razzack
Poem

Spring Equinox: A Festival of Awakening

On the Spring Equinox, Saturday, March 20, this year, Bushra penned a poem, celebrating Spring. An exclusive for Different Truths. Harbinger of sunshine and warmth Spelling the end of...

March 17, 2020
Sehar Siddiqi
Education & Career, Health, Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

An Open Letter to Parents: Education and Child Care in the Times of Coronavirus

Sehar SiddiqiSehar is a communication skills trainer, she has good experience in writing on various issues. She is a blogger, book writer and enthusiastic traveller. A native of Allahabad,...

September 19, 2019
Dr. Gita Mohanty
Literature, Short Story

Dr. Gita MohantyDr. Gita is an adjunct Biology professor in USA, Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, and post-doctorate from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, in Environmental Science...

June 9, 2018
Bhaskaranand Jha Bhaskar
Book Review, Criticism, Poem

Bunch of Blooms: A Critical Analysis

Pankajam, a very prolific poet of high repute, standing in the garden of literature, with joy and pride, with her Bunch of Blooms, her eighth collection of poems tempts...

May 13, 2018
Tapati Sinha
Animal World, Crime, Gender

Why I Respect the Dogs!

In this reflective and soul-searching outpouring, Tapati takes a hard look at our weak-kneed legal system, where rapists commit their dastardly crimes with impunity. She also talks of an...

April 26, 2018
Dr. Tzemin Ition Tsai
Criticism, Special Feature, Special Needs

The Intersection between the World Famous Books and the Picture Books

Reading a picture book is the interests and pastimes of many modern people. In the picture book world, the pictures are used as its compositions and colours, to show...