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August 14, 2023
Sara Arshad
Poem, Special Feature

My Friend Lives Across the Border

Independence Day celebrates freedom and unity, but the world remains divided. In this poem, Sara, from Lahore, speaks of two friends’ yearnings, exclusively in Different Truths. There is a...

February 3, 2023
Poornima Laxmeshwar
Poem

A Poem on Everything that Cuts

An intense poem by Poornima, in Different Truths, that talks of the territorial nature of man, and more Have you seen a marked territory? A border that defines what...

September 30, 2022
Sumita Dutta
Nostalgia, Religion, Special Feature

Durga Puja: A Five-day Extravaganza of Food, Feast, Fun, and Frolic

Eyes closed, each of us disappears into our own consciousness where we perhaps see a beloved departed parent or remember a past when they stood above us uttering these...

January 7, 2022
Tapan Mozumdar
Fiction

A Hole in the Bag

An intriguing story about the interconnectedness of a sling bag and its owner, Karthik. The surprise element of this fantasy fiction makes it enigmatic. Here’s the story, this week,...

December 30, 2021
Urooj Murtaza
Short Story, Special Feature

The Emerald Ring

Here’s an interesting love story in the backdrop of the partition of India. Urooj captures the tensions of the lovers belonging to different faiths. She also vividly describes the...

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 26, 2021
Tutu Dutta
Oral Traditions, Special Feature

The Girl Who Married a Stranger

Tutu recounts a popular folktale from the Calabar region of Nigeria. It’s about a stunning young woman, Afiong. She had bright eyes and velvety smooth skin, the colour of...

June 11, 2021
Urna Bose
Food, Place

Memories of Amritsar and Amritsari Chole Masala

Urna tells us about Amritsar and shares the recipe of Amritsari Chole Masala, a local delicacy. An exclusive for Different Truths. They say there are three places that you...

March 1, 2019
Tapati Sinha
Governance, Politics, Special Feature, War & Conflicts

Faces of War and Lessons from the Past – I

June 21, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Gender

Indian Eve: Still a Long Way to Go

Ruchira tells us about the trials and tribulations of being a girl-child or a woman in the patriarchal Indian society, in the weekly column. A Different Truths exclusive. For...

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