Our Teacher
Madinabonu, an Uzbek poet, eulogises a teacher in this poem – exclusively for Different Truths. The gardens become fallen leaves, If it has no gardener, The wolf appears in...
Lost Identity & History: A Piece of Gold
For centuries before the arrival of the British colonial administration, most Yoruba already lived in well-structured urban centres, informs Swati, in an eclectic write-up – exclusively for Different Truths. Wúrà tó...
Of Flaws and Gifts
An autobiographical poem by Kavita where she talks about her father, Nissim Ezekiel – exclusively for Different Truths. (After the late poet Nissim Ezekiel’s poem ‘I Met a Man...
A Rape Survivor’s Saga of Politics and Revenge
Sujata Parashar’s The Temple Bar Woman is a socio-political thriller about a woman who was abducted, mistreated, and finally left to die. The book discusses the victim’s method of retaliation...
The Right Time
A sad love poem about clubs, parties, a lover’s attention and departure by Mohini, exclusively for Different Truths. One day when I’m sick of the clubs, The blaring lights...
Pithe and Patishapta: Winter Celebratory Sweets in Bengal during Poush Sankranti
With Poush Sankranti around the corner, Susmita tells us about Pithe and Patishapta, the celebratory sweets in Bengali homes, all over the world. Read more in the weekly column,...
Virus
A body poem by Meher – exclusively for Different Truths. Fever! If you come I’ll go walking over mountains. The sweat that flows will be a natural function not...
Shuvayu: Music is my Lifeline, my Survival
Shuvayu, in a candid interview with Ruchira, discusses his music and films and outlines his outlook on life – an exclusive for Different Truths. Kolkata-based Shuvayu Bhattacharjee has traversed...
Remembering the Youngest Martyrs
A heart-wrenching ballad of betrayal, bravery, and valour, where two young sons of Guru Gobind Singh attained martyrdom by Dr Parneet – exclusively for Different Truths. Seven and nine-...
Sari Mammaries
A tongue-in-cheek poem about a sari-clad Indian woman, by Mandakini, exclusively for Different Truths. Up one, two, three - Three steps in a trice - Lightly she trips -...