Prayers - Different Truths

January 6, 2022
Mamta Joshi
Short Story

A Bowlful of Elegy

A poignant and sensitive portrayal of two women, Badi ma and Choti ma, the two sisters-in-law, whose lives are strangely braided. Their glaring differences notwithstanding, they are totally dependent on...

August 25, 2021
Dr. Kumud Bala
Poem

A River’s Woes

A river questions tradition in this powerful protest poem, by Dr Kumud. River symbolises voyage and here we see two voyages, within and without. An exclusive for Different Truths....

May 6, 2021
Parvathy Ramachandran
Pandemic, Poem

Smile it Out!

Amidst doom and despondency, it’s a time for healing and prayers that this poem, by Parvathy, celebrates exclusively for Different Truths. Many who saw me, They asked me, How...

April 21, 2020
Sehar Siddiqi
Pandemic, Relationship & Lifestyle

Lessons Learnt from Lockdown

April 20, 2020
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

I Hear Him in Sleep …

February 4, 2020
Vidya Shankar
Relationship & Lifestyle

Give, Take or Receive: How Sweet Can a Sweet be!

July 17, 2018
Soumya Mukherjee

The Price of Life

Here’s an evocative real-life account of the survivors during the partition, in 1947. A little lad was celebrating the survival of his mother and him, dancing the Bhangra –...

May 22, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Christians Dressed in Crusade Mail

No names have been taken, neither that of man nor party, in the Archbishop’s letter. But the Church’s David versus Goliath slingshot is aimed at the Modi government. That...

May 17, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

The Colourful Kashmiri Wedding

The picturesque northernmost Indian state of Jammu& Kashmir has its own distinct cultural heritage. Here, in a nutshell, are their wedding customs and traditions of the Kashmiri Hindus. A...

April 5, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion & Beauty

Turbans are the Identity of the Sikhs – IV

Shameena tells us about the importance of turbans amongst Sikhs. It’s a part of their identities, she says, in the fourth part of her weekly column. A Different Truths...

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