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Short Story

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July 8, 2023
Amita Ray
Short Story

Fading Dreams of Raka Falls: A Journey of Love & Loss

In this story, Amita recalls a mysterious waterfall, Raka Falls, and the connection to her grandmother. What did her later journey to Munnar reveal? Find out, exclusively for Different...

July 4, 2023
Niharika Chibber Joe
Humour, Short Story

The Land of the Free and the Home of the Lucky

Niharika depicts the lives of the Desis in the Promised Land, America. She portrays their plush lifestyle and conflicts, replete with American desi quirky humour. She creates the ambience...

June 24, 2023
Saeed Ibrahim
Short Story

The Rendezvous: A Tale of Love and Doubt at the Mysore Palace

A story of meeting and falling in love by Saeed exclusively for Different Truths Sonali was punctual to a fault, always arriving several minutes earlier than the appointed time...

May 13, 2023
Shivani Singh
Short Story

The Beginning of an End

Anumita brings out the agonising pain of a mother contesting her child’s custody in a courtroom, exclusively for Different Truths. “Are you ready, June? – the question was just...

May 4, 2023
Rituparna Khan
Fiction, Short Story

A Nightmare

A poignant short story by Rituparna, based on a real-life experience. An exclusive for Different Truths. Birth and death are the ultimate truth in the universe and what oscillates...

May 3, 2023
Sujata Sankranti
Short Story

The Musk Deer

An intriguing short story by Sujata about an artist and his suicide. What did his sketchbook reveal? The story unfolds – exclusively for Different Truths. Durga Prasad looked around his...

May 2, 2023
Abu Siddik
Fiction, Short Story

A Woodsman’s Story

Abu unravels the character of a drunk woodcutter and a visitor, who meet at a village shop. An exclusive for Different Truths. It was early November. The air was...

May 1, 2023
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Fiction, Short Story, Special Feature

Kabuliwala of the Eden Gardens

As an homage to Tagore, Atrayee writes a modern version of Kabuliwala. This Mini’s world is that of crayons, TV, Cricket matches, and more. But, the echoes of...

April 21, 2023
Shibangi Dash
Book Review, Short Story

Politics of Writing: Nandini Explores Love, Sexuality & Nostalgia

Nandini Sahu’s twelve-story collection Shedding the Metaphors is intriguing. Shibangi’s book review covers love, loss, redemption, and identity – exclusively for Different Truths. Shedding the Metaphors (2023) is an intriguing collection of twelve...

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