Fiction - Different Truths

December 24, 2022
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Fiction, Literature

Queen in the Red Vignette

An intriguing tale of love, jealousy and revenge, by Atrayee. The plot thickens as the wheel moves full circle for Kadambari. A Different Truths exclusive. Bhalobeshe sokhi nibhrite jotone...

October 1, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction, Humor, Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

A Slice of Divine Life: Live from Kailash

Here’s Tapati’s fictional Durga-Shiva dialogues, full of banter, repartee, wit, and humour, create a laughter riot, an exclusive Special Feature for Different Truths. “Shiva seems too busy these days!...

September 29, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Book Extract, Fiction

Kiron Pishi

Here is an excerpt from a forthcoming novel, Porridge and I: A Post-Colonial Story, with reference to the fearsome Goddess Kali by Dr Roopali. An exclusive for Different Truths. Haru Mama...

September 27, 2022
Anumita Roy
Fiction, Humour, Religion, Short Story, Special Feature

Mishap Trip of Durga

Durga, an NRI, flies to her parents’ home, with her four children, in Kolkata, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Anumita humanises Durga and her children, with sparkling wit, in this...

August 13, 2022
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Book Review, Fiction

A Cheery & Optimistic Book by Rita Chhablani

Ruchira reviews Rita Chhablani’s book, We Will Be Together Always and Other Stories, exclusively for Different Truths. Bengaluru-based yoga instructor-cum-English teacher-turned litterateurRita Chhablani is the highly talented proud author of four...

August 6, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction

The Orchids

The beautiful patch of Orchids, in the neighbourhood of Neeta’s Hyderabad home, was mysterious. Rich women were vanishing. Here’s a short story by Tapati, that unfolds the mystery, exclusively in...

May 28, 2022
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Fiction, Short Story

Gabriel Garcia Marquez & the Art of Surviving Rejection

Here’s a radical fiction by Dr. Sunil, wherein he reimagines Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s writings and the strategy of surviving rejection. An exclusive for Different Truths. “Sir?” The man smiled. “I...

February 12, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Fiction

A Very Different Story: No Goodbyes – III

Meeta in her paroxysms of emotions – candid, vulnerable, loving, doubting – emerges with her complexities. In the third part of the novella, by Prof. Nandini, the lovers depart,...

February 12, 2022
Shivani Singh
Book Review, Fiction

A Shared Patriarchal History Depicted in The Mahabharata

Shivani reviews The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, an interpretation of the epic from Draupadi’s perspective. An exclusive for Different Truths. The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is...

February 5, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Fiction, Novella

A Very Different Story: Love Deepens – II

Cyber love and long-distance relationship melted the 2000 Km distance between them. In the second part of the novella, by Prof. Nandini, love deepens. What happened to these love...

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