A Strange Bard
An inward-looking poignant poem by Harinder that evaluates the real meaning of life, exclusively for Different Truths. You may think I am a strange bard As sometimes, to pen...
Freedom
Dr Molly critiques the year-long celebration of the 75th year of Independence, exclusively for Different Truths. now that furore and fanfare waves are over of an over preened freedom we...
Devilish Tree / Exaggeration
The poem Devilish Tree is an aspiration towards a discrimination-free world, a casteless society. The second poem, Exaggeration, is about the poet and her world. Here are Shalini’s two poems for...
A Cheery & Optimistic Book by Rita Chhablani
Ruchira reviews Rita Chhablani’s book, We Will Be Together Always and Other Stories, exclusively for Different Truths. Bengaluru-based yoga instructor-cum-English teacher-turned litterateurRita Chhablani is the highly talented proud author of four...
Antique Watch
An evocative poem by Dr Pragya, a tribute to an elder, exclusively for Different Truths. My antique watch stopped ticking today I gently pat its face as always Hope...
Before We Became
Amrita delves into being and becoming in this evocative poem, exclusively for Different Truths. We were inchoate darkness, Primordial notions unspecified, Innerscape, macabre dreamscape, Outside the cerebral domain We...
Drawn Close by Time
Here’s a love poem in an urban sensibility, by Sushant, exclusively for Different Truths. An image, A voice I grow old with time Turning the pages of books Slowly,...
The Living Masses
In this poem, Abu searches for answers and meaning among the toiling masses, exclusively for Different Truths. Is Krishna right or Arjuna? Or are they both? Is the Mahatma...
The Agony of Solitude
A dark poem of anguish and longing, by Harinder, exclusively for Different Truths. He didn’t know where to go The day she said, “NO.” As he closed his eyes,...
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...