Speed bumps
Soumya talks about the many speed bumps of life’s journey, in this poem, tongue-in-cheek, exclusively for Different Truths. I was cruising along life’s fast lane Whizzing by in Speed...
Unkahi: The Unsung – Anthology of Poems from the Armed Forces
Deepti reviews, Unkahi: The Unsung – Anthology of Poems, edited by Dr. Pragya Bajpai. An exclusive for Different Truths. The 73rd Republic Day has just gone by, allied with 75...
Half of Her Lovers are Half the World Away
A bold feminist poem, by Prof Nandini, where she lets her hair down, exclusively for Different Truths. Men who loved their wives and those who did not all fell...
Love’s Mystery
Kamrun unravels the complexities of love, its ephemeralness, changes, pulls, pressures; an unsolved enigma, in this verse, exclusively for Different Truths. Nothing is really granted forever. Love, money, fame...
My Dear Face
A reflective poem, by Ananta, exclusively for Different Truths. Oh! My dear face Never be upset I didn’t come to pimples I didn’t come to dimples Oh! My dear...
Words
An introspective poem, wherein the poet, Kamrun, talks about words and its complex relationship with each of us. An exclusive for Different Truths. Words speak, words lose path to...
My Gift of Valentine!
The doctor’s verdict was a shock. She read the paper given to her; it said how to take care during the first trimester. She was pregnant! Anumita tells us how...
A Very Different Story: No Goodbyes – III
Meeta in her paroxysms of emotions – candid, vulnerable, loving, doubting – emerges with her complexities. In the third part of the novella, by Prof. Nandini, the lovers depart,...
A Shared Patriarchal History Depicted in The Mahabharata
Shivani reviews The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, an interpretation of the epic from Draupadi’s perspective. An exclusive for Different Truths. The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is...
the nest vacant
An evocative poem about life and nature, by Dr. Molly, exclusively for Different Truths. the birdlings have left the nest vacant hanging in the air... no more flutters... no...