• May 25, 2016
  • Shernaz Wadia

Weeds

Shernaz celebrates nature in this evocative poem. we bloom invisible, undesirable among seemingly well-laid out ornamentals; you wage war on us wanting our annihilation we are not an anomaly...
  • May 23, 2016
  • Lily Swarn

Just Words

Lily’s poem on the enigma of words. Cursive writing, italics, capitals Words in veils, sometimes blood red, or virginal  bridal white Hastily scribbled on a paper  napkin Scrawled shoddily...
  • May 22, 2016
  • Maya Khandelwal

Rebel…

A protest poem by Maya. She addresses the gender issue in a patriarchal system.   I was not a rebel                  ...
  • May 20, 2016
  • Urooj Murtaza

Dead Soul

Here’s a dark enigmatic poem by Urooj. I stood on the hump-backed bridge With my arms hugging my dead soul… In the clear moonlight, the swirling waters beneath were...

The Gap

In this women-centric short story, Maya shows the generation gap between daughter-in- law and mother-on- law. How they are from different worlds, different times. The resolution is heart-warming. She has her...
  • May 17, 2016
  • Lily Swarn

Maya / The Backwaters

Here are two poems of Lily. The first one Maya is a tongue-in- cheek view of the various illusions of life. Her second poem, The Backwaters, transports us to beauteous Kerala....
  • May 15, 2016
  • Mamta Joshi

Love’s Flavour Lost

Mamta explores the essence of family on the UN International Families Day (May 15), exploring the changing values and mores. Here’s Different Truths’ Special Feature on the UN International Day of...
  • May 15, 2016
  • Lily Swarn

Fleeing from Fears?

An evocative poem by Lily. She talks of fears here. Fears perched like  petrified flies on a jaggery  heap Fears like the whirlpool In a muddy monsoon puddle Choking...
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