Peace
Kavita’s poem on peace in the dark times is like a prayer that is meaningful with Christmas and New Year celebrations on. An exclusive for Different Truths. I dream...
Rediscovering Tagore in Post-Covid Delhi-NCR
Ruchira looks back at 2022 for a cultural round-up of the Bengali Associations in Delhi-NCR. Tagore’s presence was palpable – an exclusive report for Different Truths. After a two-year lull owing to...
The Sea of Life
An inward-looking philosophical poem that depicts sailing in a stormy sea of life, by Francesco – exclusively for Different Truths. It is like the sea stormy emotions stir the...
Learning a Song
Dr Jyothsnaphanija portrays a mundane day while initiating a non-Malayali friend to speak in Malayalam in this poem – exclusively for Different Truths. We have to listen to the...
Celebrating Krishna’s Childhood with a Fusion of Tribal & Vaishnava Rituals
Ancient spirits and animal sacrifices are a part of the rites during a Vaishnava festival in Majuli, Assam. It’s associated with Krishna’s childhood, informs Soumya, exclusively for Different Truths....
Dandelions
Poet-photographer Dr Swaraj’s micro poem on Dandelions – exclusively for Different Truths. Unmoored – gossamer dandelion seeds balmy breezes they ride Photo by the poet
Nigeria: Ethnicity and Major Tribes
Archaeologists have found evidence of Neolithic humans in Nigeria as far back as 12,000 B.C.E. Swati deliberates on its ethnicity and major tribes in a new weekly column, beginning this Monday –...
My Father-in-Law Often Spoke About
In this poem, Vineeta portrays the deep ethnic divide between the two communities post-partition. Earlier, there was no such clash – an exclusive for Different Truths. the pot...
Ram Kumar Manna: An Award-Winning Sculptor from Kolkata
Soma profiles an award-winning sculptor, Ram Kumar Manna, and reviews his works – for Different Truths. Ram Kumar Manna loves to make the idol of Shree Ganesh but not...
There Used to be a Person…
A melancholic poem about ageing – by Mohini, exclusively for Different Truths. There used to be a person Behind that wrinkly skin A spark, in place of that baggy...