Post - Different Truths

May 17, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Short Story

The Gap

In this women-centric short story, Maya shows the generation gap between daughter-in- law and mother-on- law. How they are from different worlds, different times. The resolution is heart-warming. She has her...

May 17, 2016
Lily Swarn
Poem

Maya / The Backwaters

Here are two poems of Lily. The first one Maya is a tongue-in- cheek view of the various illusions of life. Her second poem, The Backwaters, transports us to beauteous Kerala....

May 17, 2016
Ritamvara Bhattacharya
Potpourri

Abandoned

Ritamvara, an essential Romantic at heart, identifies with lush greenery of nature. In this prose-poem, she travels from the external world into the meditative silence within her; from the din of...

May 16, 2016
Anumita Roy
Special Needs, Sports

Special Olympics Transforms Challenged Individuals

Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organisation for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 4.5 million athletes in 170 countries. Eunice Kennedy...

May 16, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Relationship & Lifestyle

The Power of Touch

Maya talks about the importance of touch in a married life. She reveals one of the most important secrets to a long and happy married life. It’s not just making...

May 15, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Love’s Flavour Lost

Mamta explores the essence of family on the UN International Families Day (May 15), exploring the changing values and mores. Here’s Different Truths’ Special Feature on the UN International Day of...

May 15, 2016
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food, Wellness

Healthy Diet is the key to Better Lifestyle

Sarika shows how healthy diet is delicious, not boring and bland, as is the general misconception. It’s fun food. She tells us that healthy diet, regular exercise and drinking plenty of...

May 15, 2016
Amit Singh
Dissent, Human Rights

Pakistani Ahmadiyya Muslim Refugees in Thailand: In the Middle of Nowhere

A minority sect in Pakistan, the limbs, and lives, of the Ahmadiyya Muslims are under threat. They have faced religious and political attacks to the extent they have been declared...

May 15, 2016
Lily Swarn
Poem

Fleeing from Fears?

An evocative poem by Lily. She talks of fears here. Fears perched like petrified flies on a jaggery heap Fears like the whirlpool In a muddy monsoon puddle Choking...

May 13, 2016
Arindam Roy
Potpourri

Why is Friday the 13th Feared?

If a month begins with a Sunday, it will have Friday the 13th that month. This year, it occurs just once. Let us examine the genesis of this deep...

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