Breath - Different Truths

May 5, 2023
Anumita Roy
Short Story

The Beginning of an End

Anumita brings out the agonising pain of a mother contesting her child’s custody in a courtroom, exclusively for Different Truths. “Are you ready, June? – the question was just...

December 5, 2022
Sushmita Gupta
Poem

Breathing Underwater

An evocative love poem by Sushmita. It was forbidden, To fall in love, With you. I belonged, To another. But that, Sunday afternoon, When, The sun was mild, The...

September 29, 2022
Sutapa Basu
Poem, Religion, Special Feature

Ode to Devi Durga

Which Durga we should worship, asks a little girl. Sutapa pays tribute to the mortal Durga and the Goddess, in this verse, in Different Truths. ‘Durga Puja?’ My little...

August 6, 2022
Tapati Sinha
Fiction

The Orchids

The beautiful patch of Orchids, in the neighbourhood of Neeta’s Hyderabad home, was mysterious. Rich women were vanishing. Here’s a short story by Tapati, that unfolds the mystery, exclusively in...

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...

February 14, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
Humour, Special Feature

Valentine-Day Blues!

Humourist Soumya shares a fictionalised story of his daughter, Medha, and her Valentine’s Day blues. Here’s a special feature, on the eve of the V-Day, in the weekly column,...

January 7, 2022
Alisha Phillips
Short Story

The Scars Within

Here’s an evocative short story by Alisha that she penned during a Creative Writing Workshop, conducted by our Editor-in-Chief, Arindam. An exclusive for Different Truths. Red. That was the...

January 6, 2022
Aarathi Kanthamani
Short Story

Here’s a short story by Aarathi that explores the complexities of relationships. It was penned during a Creative Writing Workshop, conducted by our Editor-in-Chief, Arindam. A Different Truths exclusive....

December 30, 2021
Sutapa Basu
Fiction, Novella, Special Feature

Dangle is a Journey, not Destination, of Facing Secrets and Overcoming Fears

Stunning, svelte, smart Ipshita is a globetrotter. She treks across the world to gather bytes for the travel chats she designs and hosts for TV channels. Despite being a self-assured...

December 23, 2021
Mary Kaye Huber
Fiction, Special Feature

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...

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