She Bore the Yoke
A distress poem about women, by Tali, exclusively for Different Truths. For his deeds The mother Got The decree. His errors Like marks of judgment In my vow...
Chapter 7: Of Waterfalls & New Years – IX
In the ninth part of the In the Land of the Dragons (ILD), Mitali tells us about New Year celebrations, an indoor waterfall, and her interactions with Amitabh Ghosh....
Breaking Boundaries
Shivani looks at the various boundaries that are set up by religion and society. She explores how to banish boundaries, exclusively for Different Truths. “When you call yourself an...
An Unseen Cradle
An enigmatic love poem, by Sonali, exclusively for Different Truths An unseen cradle was there between the sea and the shores, Unseen footage of a sea gull vanished in...
Prose-Poetry of Three Kolkata Girls
Utpal, a celebrated film director from the Northeast, reviews Kolkata Cocktail, a poetry film, by the music-and-film director, Shuvayu Bhattacharya. It is a new fortnightly column that begins this...
What the Stars Foretell is Not Always Accurate!
Astrological forecasts are often more misses than hits. Ruchira cautions us about taking predictions seriously. An exclusive for Different Truths. Sixty years ago, my paternal aunt was about to...
The Soul Creates
Elsy writes about truth, a creation of the soul, exclusively for Different Truths. Truth that surges up waits not for form nor for frame. It comes and goes in...
Do Sexual Preferences Change with Age?
Sexual preferences or orientation is fluid, reasons Shormita. The findings are startling. An exclusive for Different Truths. Sexual preference or orientation is a kind of romantic or physical attraction...
A Tribute to Nature
Suchismita celebrates the many aspects of Nature, in this poem, exclusively for Different Truths. Entangled in the nature’s charm, I have felt the glistening warmth. A warmth of elegant...
A Man, a Vision, and the City of Allahabad
Shyamal portrays a doyen on Indian journalism, Ramananda Chattopadhyay, and tells us about his visions and association with the city of Allahabad. An exclusive for Different Truths. A very...