Slit Gongs
A poem of despair and hope, by Shernaz, exclusively for Different Truths. my voice feeble as a whisper my words – straining against lies that are a daily staple...
Nature’s Negotiation
An evocatively intense love poem, by Nandini, exclusively for Different Truths. I hadn’t thought of writing about nature’s negotiation until you told me what stone we are carved from,...
Enigmatic Shekhar
In his over three-decade journey as a journalist, Arindam shows us the many faces of newsrooms in India, at the turn of the Millennium. He calls this series, ‘The Life...
Victory Vivifies Verity
Prasanna alliterates to create an inner music, about a social issue, uplifting the mundane, exclusively for Different Truths. Victory vilified vivid vigour and vivacity Vesting vibration, verifies velocity of...
Back to Square One
A powerful statement about man, material and god, in this evocative verse, by Harinder, exclusively for Different Truths. Caught in the web of temptations, Man cannot break free It...
Nandini Sahu’s Love Poems Attains Paradise by Touch
Pushpa critiques and reviews Nandini Sahu’s recent love poetry collection, A Song, Half & Half. An exclusive for Different Truths. Prof. Nandini Sahu’s recent poetry collection, A Song, Half &...
Tiresome Rest
An evocative poem of urban alienation and ennui, by Sushant, exclusively for Different Truths. Track of time Has found a new way In this busy city. New moon has...
Coal Miners and the Canary
Coal was used as a common fuel in homes and it also energised the steam engines. Ashok travels from lumps of coals to coal mines. He finds that the canary,...
At my Funeral
A poignant poem about a strong and kind man, who masked tears, by Dr. Shailja, exclusively for Different Truths. A man, he was, I think. A pair of solid...
Shirin: Liberate Tagore’s Lyrics for the Commoners
Shirin, from Murshidabad, a schoolteacher of English Literature is a rising star of Rabindra Sangeet. Ruchira in a candid interview with her, exclusively for Different Truths. From an obscure...