Bridge-in-Making
Prof. Nandini shares the agony of an Indian poet in English, in a poignant poem, exclusively for Different Truths. I am an Indian poet in English! How long shall...
A Blind Date
Soumya talks about the complications of intercommunity marriage and how things worked out eventually. An exclusive for Different Truths. Our story is a period piece, set in the 80s,...
A Shining Star
An evocative, gender-centric poem, by Parvathy, exclusively for Different Truths. How do women set my writing on flame? When most of them are afraid of fire! When most of...
A Golden Dawn
An enchanting mystery of nature unfolds for the protagonist, a seven-year-old girl. What did she encounter, early morning, that changed her forever? An exclusive for Different Truths. I opened...
Hunger
Dr. Roopali’s poem, on a socio-economic issue, sharpens the North-South divide. An exclusive for Different Truths. Ask and thou shalt receive, they said and turned me away at the...
Kavita Searches the ‘Zen Moment’, Peace & Calm, among Chaos
Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca, a teacher and a renowned poet, carries the legacy of her iconic father, Nissim Ezekiel, one of the founding fathers of modern Indian English poetry. In...
Thy Filmdom Come…
Here’s a hilarious spoof, by Mitali, on films. She finds multimedia experience strange too and argues in favour of books. An exclusive for Different Truths. I was watching a...
Intransigent
Molly explores the many layers and dimensions of time, in this poem, exclusively for Different Truths. I am time intransigent... don’t try to time me out... in tandem with...
A Wrinkled Smile
A short story based on real life that explores various layers of relationships, by Anumita, our Managing Editor, exclusively for Different Truths. Kathy watched the bony fingers holding her...
A Hole in the Bag
An intriguing story about the interconnectedness of a sling bag and its owner, Karthik. The surprise element of this fantasy fiction makes it enigmatic. Here’s the story, this week,...