Mamta Joshi - Different Truths

Mamta Joshi

Mamta Joshi did her post graduation in History from University of Allahabad. She writes short stories, reflective essays, prose pieces on everyday life in national dailies and international e-magazines. She writes with equal ease in Hindi. For over two decades, as a teacher of English in college section at SMC, Allahabad, she has been interacting with young minds, understanding their pulse and in turn being savvy on technology, fitness, fashion, humour and rumour too.

October 29, 2025
Mamta Joshi
Poem

No Homecoming Ever

Three perspectives of an evocative poem by Mamta. A dinner thrown as farewellThe guests lovingly swellAmbience, menu perfectThe bar too well lacedThe mood quasi-festiveA loving couple restiveAfter three quarters of...

August 23, 2025
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...

July 11, 2024
Mamta Joshi
Poem

The Altitude of Love Sublime

A poignant and intense love poem from Mamta, for Different Truths. In spaces long ago Among lush, verdant hills A loving mother usheredHer son, a fetching groomHis shy blushing...

February 13, 2024
Mamta Joshi
Potpourri, Special Feature

Love and Cupid on the Assembly Line

Valentine’s Day and Vasant Panchami are celebrated with love. A playful exploration by Mamta, exclusively for Different Truths, explores Kamadeva and Shringara, highlighting the vibrant colours of love. Love...

September 4, 2023
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Time for Retiral

Retirement calls for many adjustments in life. Mamta celebrates it in verse, for Different Truths. The shrill alarm bellThe acid refluxOf tightrope walkOf panic hasteDays, months, yearsAt home and...

May 11, 2023
Mamta Joshi
Criticism, Poem, Tribute

A Glimpse into Haiku Poetry and its Influence on Gurudev Tagore

Mamta traces and critiques the influence of Haiku on Gurudev Tagore’s poems, exclusively in Different Truths. Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry, which began as a popular...

December 24, 2022
Mamta Joshi
Poem

The Lingering Scent of Sanctuaries

The agony of a city dweller, travelling in the spatial world and the voyage within are the concerns of Mamta in this evocative poem. Cyclical nature of festivals Entwined with...

November 1, 2022
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Untamable Homunculi

Here’s a poem of unrest and protest by Mamta. A Narrator Spasming within Saturated with bored, desiccated life Loses control Over his characters Is he a Czar? Why should...

July 11, 2022
Mamta Joshi
Poem

A Writer’s Caprice

A writer and a poet, Mamta looks within in this verse. An Inner space of reflection Mining one's interior life The thoughts are held as hostage Sorting memories Every...

March 10, 2022
Mamta Joshi
Gender, Special Feature

The Saga of Indian Reel Women down the Ages: Lights! Camera! Action!

Mamta tells us about the women directors of Bollywood, who have followed the footprints of the pioneers, who broke the glass ceiling, as early as 1920’s, as part of the Special...

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