Us
Love or its loss is found among the mundane, everyday things. It speaks through the most ordinary objects about two people very close. Here’s a love poem by Mallika, for...
Why is it a Curse to be a Girl-child?
Shernaz fictionalises a real-life account where the daughter, a girl-child, in dire need of kidney transplant was left uncared for. No medical expenses were provisioned for her since she...
Diets, Alcohol and Millionaires
Here’s a tongue-in-cheek account on how our diets and alcohol affect our longevity, and how the rich and the famous lived and died, by Dr. Kulmeet. He dispels many...
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...
What is Life Coaching?
Nita is an ‘Internationally Certified Life Coach’, with clients in India and abroad. She specialises in coaching people about their thought processes and works with their belief systems. She...
Black Magic
With grit, faith and hard work, she built a whole new world for herself literally out of thin air. But when Jharna was attacked by the forces of Evil, will...
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....
The Challenges of Working in Africa
Preeyan tells us about the challenges of relocating to work abroad, particularly in Africa. He cautions that if you are moving to a country in Africa you expect what...
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...