Short Story - Different Truths

April 20, 2024
Hein Min Tun
Short Story

A Complicated Reunion: Love, Longing, and Money

Hein Min’s story explores the complexities of a young man’s adoptive mother’s relationship, highlighting themes of family, forgiveness, and yearning for belonging. An exclusive for Different Truths. I had...

April 13, 2024
Hein Min Tun
Short Story

Myanmar’s Underbelly: The Price of Survival for One Woman

A single mother in Myanmar grapples with sacrifice, secrecy, and the longing for normalcy. Read Hein Min’s story, a poignant tale exclusive to Different Truths. Through imperceptible nail-fitting cleavages...

March 29, 2024
Lopamudra Banerjee
Gender, Short Story

Dancing Women’s Tales of Triumph and Resilience

Lopamudra’s story is about diverse women, danced, sharing their identities and stories, revealing their experiences and resistance against societal structures, mocking deep structures, exclusively for Different Truths. They were...

March 18, 2024
Tapati Sinha
Short Story, Special Feature, Special Needs

A Child Lost in his Special World

The pain and agony of a mother of of a child with autism, crushed by the pressures of her life, takes a grim toll. Tapati recounts a heart-wrenching account,...

February 17, 2024
Anumita Roy
Short Story, Special Feature

Unravelling Hope & Love: The Journey to Redemption

Alessa, a city defender, and Marci, an adoption agency employee, face memories and burdens, but their paths converge, forming resilience and redemption in this story by Anumita, in the...

February 10, 2024
K. S. Subramanian
Short Story

Monsoon Arc: Chennai’s Story of Survival and Empathy

Subramanian’s exclusive short story for Different Truths delves into Chennai’s struggle with water scarcity amid the rapid urbanisation of the 1960s and 1970s. It navigates through the challenges posed...

December 16, 2023
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Short Story

The Bright Light of Knowledge

Vatsala tells us about a learned Vedic priest of the Arya Samaj, modelled on her maternal grandfather, Pandit Harikrishna Beeharee, whom she dedicates this short story to. The protagonist illuminates the...

November 11, 2023
K. S. Subramanian
Short Story

A Remarkable Auto Driver’s Compassion in the Alleys of Varanasi

Ramanathan and Mangala embark on a pilgrimage in Kasi, a city rich in spiritual traditions, encountering a humble auto driver who becomes an integral part of their journey. A...

August 23, 2023
Sreelekha Chatterjee
Potpourri, Short Story

A Brush with Destiny: Confronting Fear and Reckoning with Nature

Amidst the fallen leaves, Sreelekha encountered a flying snake that revealed deeper reflections on their relationship with nature, prompting a transformative awakening—an exclusive for Different Truths. I walked cautiously...

August 5, 2023
Saeed Ibrahim
Short Story

A Hilarious Prank on a Teacher Before School Exams!

As school exams approached, an unsuspecting French teacher fell victim to a mischievous prank. What was it? Find out in this story by Saeed, exclusively for Different Truths. As...

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