The Hunted Songbird
A poignant and evocative ballad about a songbird, by Soumya, is about the virtues and vice of nature. An allegory for Different Truths. The songbird trilled happily in the...
Celebrating Saawan in Songs
Dr. Swaraj celebrates the beauty of Sawaan, in his seminal article, exploring its nuances in Hindi film and non-film songs, other than cultural overtures. An exclusive for Different Truths....
Ruminations of an Eve
Mitali celebrates the beauty of a Chinese flower that bloomed in her garden, in China, many moons back. An exclusive for Different Truths. Long ago, when I had a...
The Gender-Neutral Game, Drug Storm in Bollywood, A Dog’s Life, & Fake Belief Brought to Justice
Laced with wit and humour, Shail looks at the recent news to cast these in verse, be it the world of cricket which is becoming progressively gender-neutral, drugs in...
Dreams
Dr. Sangeeta takes us into a surreal world of freedom, in this verse, exclusively for Different Truths. In dreams you do the dare-devil feats Climb up the golden steep...
The Story of Renoir’s Famous Painting, Dance at Bougival
Dance at Bougival remains the most popular and idyllic amongst the three popular dance paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It inspired many artists. Monika, an art historian, tells us about...
The Street
Soumya explores the many layered meanings of the street, in this verse, for Different Truths. To the homeless, it is his home To the hawkers, it is their mart...
Borrowed Moments
An evocative prayer poem, inspired by nature, by Dr. Molly, exclusively for Different Truths. The gentle wind moves, trees ...
A Goddess Speaks
A protest poem, by Shernaz, celebrating Goddess Durga, for Different Truths. glorified as the ‘divine feminine’ I bleed with the honour of the raped incense sticks burn before me...
Speaking Truth
An evocative protest poem, by Gopal, exclusively for Different Truths. I learned to hold up the sky like grey clouds with its back, letting turfs and buildings go under...