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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...

March 13, 2022
Nilakshi Roy
Gender, Short Story, Special Feature

…And Two Women Suffered

She was a slim, tall, elegant woman, too pretty to be a cook in our house, but as she was not very young, my mother kept her immediately. She...

March 12, 2022
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Gender, History & Culture, Religion, Short Story, Special Feature

The Flickering Diyas

Tripti retells the Ramayana from Sita’s point of view. Here’s Sita’s agony that was perhaps never told in a patriarchal epic, as the special feature on International Women’s Day, exclusively for...

March 8, 2022
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Advocacy, Gender, Literature, Short Story, Special Feature

A Womb in Exile

March 7, 2022
Harshali Singh
Gender, Short Story, Special Feature

Three Glasses of Wine

A plush villa, a luxurious life and hidden beneath it a life that’s futile. Harshali weaves an intense story of a woman who is trapped in her pain. But...

March 5, 2022
Dr. Priyamita Ghosh
Humour, Short Story

Mishti Mashi and the Perfect Match!

Dr. Priyamita tells us about the search for a prospective groom, a perfect match for Taniya. Replete with sparkling wit and humour, she tells us about it. Find out...

February 26, 2022
Prof. Nandini Sahu
Short Story

A Juvenile Love Letter

Prof. Nandini talks of a love affair between a much elderly teacher and a teenage girl. What happened? Did their love fructify. An exclusive for Different Truths. It’s my...

February 14, 2022
Anumita Roy
Short Story, Special Feature

My Gift of Valentine!

The doctor’s verdict was a shock. She read the paper given to her; it said how to take care during the first trimester. She was pregnant! Anumita tells us how...

February 5, 2022
Chaitali Sengupta
Book Review, Short Story

An Old-world Charm & Laidback Setting for Stories

Chaitali reviews, The Ghumi Days, a collection of 18 short stories, by Dr. Nabanita Sengupta. An exclusive for Different Truths. As I was leafing leisurely through The Ghumi Days, a nostalgic...

January 26, 2022
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Fiction, Short Story

Dr. Sunil observes that this story suggests sadistic modes of ‘seeing’ and ‘turning’ people into monsters by a conspiring society and judging culture. An intense tale exclusively for Different Truths. Avni...

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