Plight of the Peacock
Here’s a modern fable about an old peacock and a three-legged dog – other than a Brahma bull and a king cobra. Mary beautifully explores how the peacock and...
The Pious Infidel
Intolerance and hatred have existed with its opposite in the public spheres. Here’s Anika’s historical short fiction, in the regular column, exclusively in Different Truths. He was Nizam to us....
Crumbling Walls
Shernaz’s talks about hurt, pain and reconciliation of two sisters, Heather and Maya, through various twists and turns of fate and circumstances. A Special Feature exclusively for Different Truths. What...
You and I
Sujata’s story deals with the complexities of relationship in a household. A Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. What are you thinking about Rita? Are you sad? Are you...
Christmas in the Blue Mountains
Narrated by six-year-old, the story is situated in Wellington in the Nilgiris. The Anglo-Indian governess has christened the narrator’s older sister, ‘Porridge’. A short excerpt from Porridge & I,...
Thanksgiving: A Travelling Tale of Friends who are Family
Dr. Roopali travels in time and space to transport us to another Thanksgiving, six years back. A Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. It was Thanksgiving and we were...
Raja Ram Mohon Roy: 250th Anniversary of the Father of the Indian Renaissance
In the semi-quincentennial anniversary (250 years), of the first Renaissance Man of India, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Different Truths pays a tribute to the polymath social reformer, who eradicated...
Eklavya and Guru Dronacharya
The poem, by Dr. Roopali, is about the relationship of the teacher and the taught. A Special Feature, on the eve of the Teachers’ Day, exclusively for Different Truths....