Pain - Different Truths

October 19, 2016
Martins Tommyson
Poem

IN TRIAL TIMES/PAIN

Meandering through despair, these poems seek hope and promise. An evocative poem by Martins, a young poet from Nigeria, for Different Truths. IN TRIAL TIMES Paddle! Paddle!! Paddle!!! Paddle your...

September 17, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Short Story

To be a Bride Again!

Whenever a girl is dressed like a bride, she is sent away. First, from her parent’s home. And, the next time, for her final journey. The protagonist says, “I am...

September 11, 2016
Anumita Roy
Terror Attack, Terrorism

The Date 9/11/2001: America Strong and Resolute after the Terror Attack

Anumita recalls the fright, panic and immense sadness of 9/11. Terror attack on the Twin Towers did not just kill people, it killed a part of every person, in...

September 7, 2016
Lily Swarn
People, Travel & Food

Travails of a Lonesome Wedding Anniversary and Birth of Daughter in Primitive Settings

In all their youthful ignorance Lily and her husband decided to have their first baby in Dalhousie Cantonment. She gave birth to a daughter in a primitive setting. There was...

September 3, 2016
Dr. Mohanlal Panda
Advocacy, Subaltern & Dalits

End Unlawful Torture in India: Political Consensus to Pass the Prevention of Torture Bill is Must

Use of torture, both physical and psychological torture, illegal detentions and filing of false cases go unchecked and are used as an instrument for forced confession, submission and extortion. Over the...

September 3, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Bitter Dregs of Coffee

A poem with a universality by Mamta. From coffee that two people have to the terror attacks in another continent, depicting the life and times of the now generation. A...

August 24, 2016
Elsy Satheesan
Poem

Frozen Pain

Elsy talks of love, hope and pain in this verse exclusively for Different Truths. She arrayed her dreams like petals of a rose, lent them the scent of her...

August 21, 2016
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Poem

Love’s Labour

There is something so divine about a women laboring to give birth. It is, as if she is working with God to create life. But does she indeed have a...

August 14, 2016
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Gender, Short Story, Wellness

The Paradigm

Dating, boozing, premarital sex are the ‘in-thing’ these days. It has confused teenage girls, who have to deal with hormonal rush and peer pressures. A gynecologist, Tripti, recounts the confusion of...

August 6, 2016
Anumita Roy
Short Story

Throb in my Vein

Strange are the twists and turns of life. Here the protagonist of Anumita’s story finds herself caught in layers of whirlwinds, of storms raging within her. She blanks out and...

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