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March 7, 2022
Hemashri Hazarika
Gender, Special Feature

Is Empowerment of Women a Distant Dream?

Women roughly constitute half the population, but in every aspect, women remain grossly under-represented. Certainly, the women in the world’s largest democracy rank well below the top 100 in...

March 7, 2022
Luz Maria Lopez
Criticism, Gender

The Heritage of Latin American Women Writers

In Latin America, there is a tradition of women’s rights activism. Commitment to gender equality is not new in Latin America. In fact, Latin women’s empowerment has reached beyond...

January 6, 2022
Aarathi Kanthamani
Short Story

The First Shadows of Cruelty

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....

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,...

October 7, 2021
Gopal Lahiri
Poem

Speaking Truth

An evocative protest poem, by Gopal, exclusively for Different Truths. I learned to hold up the sky like grey clouds with its back, letting turfs and buildings go under...

July 27, 2021
Alessandra Arora
Special Feature

The End of all Arguments

There was a culture hero who lived in what is today’s West Africa. He was especially well known and praised by the Ashanti People of Ghana. He was none...

July 26, 2021
Tutu Dutta
Oral Traditions, Special Feature

The Girl Who Married a Stranger

Tutu recounts a popular folktale from the Calabar region of Nigeria. It’s about a stunning young woman, Afiong. She had bright eyes and velvety smooth skin, the colour of...

May 11, 2021
Lovita J. R. Morang
People, Place, Special Feature, Tribute

Tagore in Love: Letters from Shillong, Khublei Shibun

It was in the month of May, Lovita was in Shillong with a sole sojourn to be there, where Tagore lived, 99 years ago (first time in 1919)....

August 17, 2020
Suchismita Ghoshal
Gender

Feminism: A Vision to Implement Equality

Suchismita GhoshalSuchismita Ghoshal from West Bengal, India is a professional writer, poet, published author, storyteller, content writer, book critic and columnist. She has co-authored for more than 140 anthologies,...

May 22, 2020
Joydev Majumdar
Science & Technology

Unified Communications: The Way Ahead for Remote Working

Joydev MajumdarJoydev Majumdar completed his Masters in Journalism and Mass Communication from Central University of Orissa and is working as Technology News Writer in CIO Review Magazine. He has...