Surprise - Different Truths

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 19, 2025
Payal Talreja
Gender

Sexism and Literature

Payal re-examines classics and popular comics to explore how sexist their content is, exclusively in Different Truths. Recently, I decided to recycle through all the old books that I...

May 8, 2024
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

The Young Widow of Benaras

Here’s a heart-wrenching tale of a young widow of Benaras by Sarala, in Different Truths. The young widow in white attireWrapped around carelesslyhardly married for six monthsSitting under the...

December 8, 2023
Sonali Chakraborty
Food

Bake Yummy Apple Crescent Rolls at Home

Mini Apple Crescent rolls are perfect for breakfast on a cold morning with a steaming cup of tea or coffeThe recipe is quite simple if you follow the steps. Bake a...

August 6, 2022
Elsy Satheesan
Poem

The Perfect Poem

Here’s a poignant nature poem by Elsy, in Different Truths. To me, that tree is the perfect poem for all moods, all seasons. In Spring she wears scented blooms,...

January 7, 2022
Alisha Phillips
Short Story

The Scars Within

Here’s an evocative short story by Alisha that she penned during a Creative Writing Workshop, conducted by our Editor-in-Chief, Arindam. An exclusive for Different Truths. Red. That was the...

January 6, 2022
Aarathi Kanthamani
Short Story

Here’s a short story by Aarathi that explores the complexities of relationships. It was penned during a Creative Writing Workshop, conducted by our Editor-in-Chief, Arindam. A Different Truths exclusive....

May 11, 2021
Ranjan Ghosh
Aesthetics, Education, History & Culture, Special Feature, Tribute

Aesthetics, Politics, Pedagogy and Tagore

Tagore rested on his desire for a far-off planet, listened to the invitation of a dream and did not allow the spaceship to rust. His journeys and envisagements, however,...

May 10, 2021
Nilakshi Roy
Fiction, Films, Special Feature, Tribute

Tagore, Ray and Basu: The Broken Nest, Charulata, and Stories from Rabindranath Tagore

There are many admirers of Satyajit Ray’s film, Charulata (1964), which is often seen as a retelling of the story of Rabindranath Tagore’s own time spent with his elder brother...

September 27, 2018
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, People, Place, Politics

South Sudan: A Country in Perpetual Turmoil

Salva Kiir Mayardit took oath as the first president of the Republic that day in 2011, the new nation not only gratefully savored its first moments of independence from...

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