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...
The Secrets of Fingernails
Here’s a tongue-in-cheek look at fingernails and the secrets they reveal by Devika. Overload of thoughts and thinking leaves me baffled. That, in turn, boomerangs at the end of the...
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...
Nagroli Calling: A House on a Hill and a Soldier
Aruna takes us to a quaint Garhwali village, Nagroli, where she and her friends, accompanied by a highly decorated soldier, visit a house on a little hill. Find out...
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...
Rickshaws: Lifeline of Indian Towns, Cities
Ruchira traces the invention of rickshaws and tells us about the rickshaw pullers’ lives. She also points out the outcry against it, worldwide. An exclusive for Different Truths. The...
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...
My First Camera
Dr. Swaraj takes a walk down the memory lane and reminisces about his first camera, many moons ago. He explores the many layers of relationships with his father, friends,...