Torture Archives - Different Truths

July 15, 2025
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

Round is a Shape

Humourist Soumya talks about workouts, gym, swimming, and his resolve to exercise seriously, in his typical style, exclusively for Different Truths. I love workouts. I enjoy watching people sweating...

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...

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...

September 25, 2023
Dr. Amrinder Kaur Bajaj
Poem

The Ultimate

A sensuous and erotic poem by Amrinder, for Different Truths. Soaring of passions like Powerful winged birds. A cataract of pleasure Cascading over flesh. Grim determined pursuits Without civilised...

April 20, 2023
Harsh Vardhan 'Samrat'
Poem

Who will Save Sati?

Here’s a poem based on a true story on how Harsh saved a woman from being burnt alive in the name of a superstitious ritual named ‘Sati Pratha’ that...

October 3, 2022
Vedatrayee Dutta
Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

Looking Forward, Looking Back: Durga Puja in my Eyes

Vedatrayee reminisces about Durga Puja and tells us what it means to her, in the special feature, exclusively in Different Truths. I am not very good with dates. So...

March 11, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Gender, Special Feature

An Open Letter to my Dear Daughter

Tapati raises several issues that concern women, in her open letter to Sukanya, her daughter, as part of the Special Feature. A Different Truths exclusive. Dear Sukanya, Sukanya, I...

March 7, 2022
Harshali Singh
Gender, Short Story, Special Feature

Three Glasses of Wine

A plush villa, a luxurious life and hidden beneath it a life that’s futile. Harshali weaves an intense story of a woman who is trapped in her pain. But...

February 29, 2020
Abu Siddik
Fiction, Short Story

Jabu’s Rickshaw

Abu SiddikAbu Siddik teaches at Plassey College, Nadia, West Bengal, India. He loves to write poem, short story and article on the struggle and resilience of the Indian marginalised...

March 3, 2019
Tapati Sinha
Governance, Politics, Special Feature, War & Conflicts

Faces of War: Wing Commander Abhinandan’s Dog Fight, Capture, Torture and Homecoming – III

Tapati SinhaTapati Sinha is educated from schooling to Post-Graduation from Visva-Bharati University with a Doctoral degree from Nagpur University in A.I.H.C.A. She loves Indian literature, Indian and world history...

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