…And Two Women Suffered
She was a slim, tall, elegant woman, too pretty to be a cook in our house, but as she was not very young, my mother kept her immediately. She...
Why My Father Swam?
Joyce tells us about a father-daughter relationship in this poem. An exclusive for Different Truths. impossible to solvethe riddle of why his mothergave him to the nunstheir faded eyebrowspinched...
May Light Precede Footsteps
Anumita talks about Saptapadi(1). The groom leads three circumambulations around the fire but from the fourth, the bride leads. Seven vows unite them for seven lives. May your light precede...
Mandaravas
An enigmatic story that unfolds itself through metaphors and images, talking of dreams and desires, of love and lust and the quintessence of womanhood. This story is a part of the...
The End of all Arguments
There was a culture hero who lived in what is today’s West Africa. He was especially well known and praised by the Ashanti People of Ghana. He was none...
Every Soul has its Song of Life!
According to folklores, there is a tribe in central Africa, some say it is the Himba Tribe, while some say it is the Ubuntu Tribe, which have a unique...
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...
Anansi and the Wisdom Pot
Anansi is a part of the African folklore. He a popular character in many regions of Africa and is known by many names. He is a trickster character, someone...
An Open Letter to my Father
Sarika writes an open letter to her father, who departed a year back. It brings alive the vibrant father-daughter relationship. An exclusive for Different Truths. Baba, I miss you...
