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October 28, 2021
K. S. Subramanian
Poem

Time Makes a Call

An evocative poem, by Subramanian, about nature, exclusively for Different Truths. Spring’s verdure slowly ebbed before summer’s breath snuffed It out; Time’s footfall tip-toed a message – “Life’s curves...

October 27, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Poem

Freedom from Death, from Life

A poignant, heart-wrenching poem, for Shail’s friend, who succumbed to Covid. A tribute exclusively for Different Truths. Feisty fireflies of freedom traverse the crowded caravan of careless cruising, drowning...

October 26, 2021
Ratan Mani Lal
Cover Story, Politics

Mandate UP 2022: The Skewed Games

With the preparations for Assembly elections in UP round-the-corner, Ratan Mani analyses where do various parties stand, their possible strategies and alliances. An exclusive for Different Truths. The Assembly...

October 26, 2021
Soumya Mukherjee
Arts, Music

An Artist and the Commune

Soumya takes us to the bohemian lifestyle of his artist daughter and the commune she lived in. An exclusive for Different Truths. When my daughter opted to study art...

October 26, 2021
Amita Sanghavi
Poem

I Refuse

Amita flouts rules of grammar perhaps in the name of poetic justice. An exclusive for Different Truths. I skip the comma, Hop out of brackets, Refuse to full stop...

October 25, 2021
Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein
Cinema, Education, Parenting

Is Netflix’s Squid Game fit for Children & Teens?

Tabassum discusses the adverse impact of Squid Game on the psyche of children and teens, a serious parental concern, in this age of growing violence and intolerance. An exclusive...

October 25, 2021
Pankhuri Sinha
Poem

Reinventing Ourselves for Magical Recovery

An autobiographical poem, by Pankhuri, about exploitation, scheming, framing and lastly, hope. An exclusive for Different Truths. Pronounced an illegal immigrant Out of the blue In my own front...

October 23, 2021
Basudhara Roy
Book Review

Manifestations of Light in Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca’s Poems

Basudhara reviews Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca’s ‘Light of the Sabbath’, her latest chapbook, exclusively for Different Truths. All around us, light is ubiquitous. And yet, how much of this light...

October 23, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Cinema, Health, News, Poem, Potpourri, Protest

Pothole Puja, Onion Warpath, Syrian Wildfire, & Props Kill

Shail reviews the news of the week in verse. Bengaluru witnessed a unique rangoli protest and a warning for the CM, in the US, after Covid, a Salmonella attack was...

October 22, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Animal World, Arts, Calamity, People, Place

Bhuj, the Rann of Kutch & the Flamboyant Flamingoes

Dr. Roopali takes us to Bhuj and its salt marshes, in Gujarat. She talks about exquisite handicrafts, embroidered textiles, bold brave women, an earthquake, destruction, and flamingoes. An exclusive...