A Street in a War Zone
A lone soldier in a war zone street faces passive resistance. How does he deal with it? A gripping short story by Meher – exclusively for Different Truths. The...
Caught in a Trap at the Station!
The protagonist travels within and without, exploring relationships and loss – feeling trapped in this gripping story by Inderjeet. Find out more in this exclusive for Different Truths. “Do...
Kiron Pishi
Here is an excerpt from a forthcoming novel, Porridge and I: A Post-Colonial Story, with reference to the fearsome Goddess Kali by Dr Roopali. An exclusive for Different Truths. Haru Mama...
Mishap Trip of Durga
Durga, an NRI, flies to her parents’ home, with her four children, in Kolkata, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Anumita humanises Durga and her children, with sparkling wit, in this...
The Canteen Boy
Mitra explores relationships, social realities, and sacrifices. Guddu, a canteen boy, is no exception. Find out what happens in this short story, exclusively for Different Truths. Our engineering college was...
F**k Honesty!
It’s an era when reporters are called upon to be fixers. They have to do the dirty jobs. Those who cannot, like the protagonist, Badshah, are ejected out of...
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...
A Discoloured Rainbow
Dr Ranjana explores the various layers of human relationships, wishes, longings and disappointments with sensitivity – exclusively for Different Truths. The retired life of Mr Sharma was in search...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez & the Art of Surviving Rejection
Here’s a radical fiction by Dr. Sunil, wherein he reimagines Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s writings and the strategy of surviving rejection. An exclusive for Different Truths. “Sir?” The man smiled. “I...
