A Blind Date
Soumya talks about the complications of intercommunity marriage and how things worked out eventually. An exclusive for Different Truths. Our story is a period piece, set in the 80s,...
A Story of the Tie and the Pants
Soumya walks down the memory lane and tells us about his uncle and himself, who weren’t dressed very well. An exclusive for Different Truths. I had an uncle, a...
Why was an Innocent Online Friendship Painted Black?
An innocent, online friendship was twisted by jealous peers of his. But she suffered deeply. Find out what happened to this ill-fated relationship. An exclusive for Different Truths. Coming...
I Don’t Miss You…
A prose-poem by Soumya, a letter by a young man to win back his ex-wife, without using emojis, exclusively for Different Truths. I don’t actively miss you. I lie I...
The Day I Gave Up Football
Soumya walks down the memory lane. He tells us of his younger days, a time when he captained a locality football team. What happened under his maiden captaincy? An...
Ajay Sharma Learns an Invaluable Lesson
Soumya tells us about the goings on in the corporate world of the banking sector. What is the yardstick for promotions? How did Ajay turn the table? An exclusive...
Ink
Soumya revisits the tale of Cinderella, in this evocative poem, for Different Truths. Cinderella had a sparkling white dress The entire ballroom she did impress The prince was charmed...
The View from the Loo
Soumya tells us of some of the best views of nature and wildlife from the loo. An exclusive for Different Truths. There is a joke about the man who...
An Artist and the Commune
Soumya takes us to the bohemian lifestyle of his artist daughter and the commune she lived in. An exclusive for Different Truths. When my daughter opted to study art...
The Hunted Songbird
A poignant and evocative ballad about a songbird, by Soumya, is about the virtues and vice of nature. An allegory for Different Truths. The songbird trilled happily in the...