Believe - Different Truths

January 7, 2022
Anumita Roy
Short Story, Special Feature

A Wrinkled Smile

A short story based on real life that explores various layers of relationships, by Anumita, our Managing Editor, exclusively for Different Truths. Kathy watched the bony fingers holding her...

January 7, 2022
Joseph Ferguson
Book Club, Short Story, Special Feature

Here’s an excerpt story from the New York-based Joseph Ferguson’s earlier short fiction collection, Southbound. Critically acclaimed, it’s a must read. The story originally appeared in Swift Kick No. 5/6,...

January 3, 2022
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Short Story

With Love, From Benares

For building the premise of sex-workers in Benares many literary pieces had delineated several tales. Zamindars and their consorts, atrophies of Baaijibaris over the time, the fate of their...

September 17, 2021
Arindam Roy
Fiction, Short Story

Khuni Khan Jheel: Is the Lake in the Ridge Truly Haunted?

Students of Delhi University, particularly in the North Delhi campus, have heard strange tales from their seniors about the Khuni Khan Jheel, the haunted lake within the wooded Ridge. Twenty five...

July 29, 2021
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, History & Culture, Special Feature

The History of the Iteru – The Nile

The Nile which is one of the longest rivers in the world passes through nine countries in Africa before it reaches Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. It covers from...

July 26, 2021
Dr. Brajesh Kumar Gupta
Gender, Special Feature

Empowerment and Wellbeing of African Women

Many cultural customs and traditions infringe on the rights of women and children by subjecting them to abuse, in keeping with Africa’s gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda, and...

July 23, 2021
Dr. Paramita Mukherjee Mullick
History & Culture, Special Feature, Travel & Food

A Day with the Maasai Tribe

The Maasai people are one of the tallest tribes in Africa. They are a unique and popular tribe of Kenya due to their long preserved culture. Their distinctive culture,...

July 22, 2021
Ismail Bala
Short Story, Special Feature

Confetti in a Storm

An intriguing story by Ismail that describes a day in the life of a poet. A Different Truths exclusive for the Special Feature on Africa. I’ve got to. Got...

July 19, 2021
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Fiction, Special Feature

Locked with Lantern and a Good Luck

Atrayee tells us an intriguing story about a NGC team, caught in the Eritrean-Ethiopian conflict and a kidnapping. What happened to Twisha? Here’s a literary thriller, exclusively for Different...

May 9, 2021
Hayat Saif
Criticism, Multiculturalism, Poem, Special Feature, Translation, Tribute

Gitanjali: Interactions of Bengali Literature with the World

The English translation of Gitanjali, “Song Offerings”, encases only 103, amongst which one poem is a combined translation of two other poems. Fifty-three of the poems are from...

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