Six Girls and a Regime
A protest poem, by Farheen, that addresses the freedom to wear hijab and how six girls stood for their rights, exclusively for Different Truths. We sat in the class...
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...
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...
The Great Divide
An intense woman-centric poem, about love, abandonment, parochial patriarchy and more, exclusively for Different Truths. The painted bridge On either side The great divide Between what was and what...
Too Old to Create? Never!
A cancer warrior, Christine is battling with the fourth stage. In this poem, she returns to her childhood, a Special Feature, on the World Cancer Day, celebrated every year,...