Chapter 1: Globalisation in Our Backyard
In the first chapter of the book, In the Land of the Dragons, Mitali tells us about her two boys and their fascination with pets, strange and unusual ones...
Mumbai Indians Lift Their Fifth IPL Title
Mumbai Indians dispelled all doubts of the detractors with their dominant performances and emerged winner in the IPL, for the fifth time. A report by Vijayhardik, exclusively for Different...
Diwali: Is the Festival Losing its Sheen?
Diwali, the festival of light and hope has several ills, states Ruchira. An exclusive for Different Truths. “Dispel the pall of gloom and despair, let there be light everywhere,...
Karwachauth: An Epitome of Tradition or Patriarchy?
Indian festivals based on marriage, the observance of Karwachauth, of Teej, Chhath, Vat Savitri, etc. are all centred on longevity – not of women but men. Patriarchy is insidiously...
The Intriguing World of the Masai Tribe
To continue with African Safari, this time Soumya talks about the dominant species, in most aggressive ape i.e. the homo sapiens. He tells us about the fascinating people of Tanzania,...
She Threw Them…
A dark distress poem about a woman, by Saanj, exclusively for Different Truths. She threw them all away. Her pulse in her veins,The pure thoughts in her brain …That...
Shivelight: The Semiotics of Resistance Through Storytelling
In Shivelight and Other Stories, Jayita talks about the semiotics of resistance through storytelling. It’s from a woman’s perspective. An exclusive for Different Truths. ‘Shivelight’ is the title story of...
Scientist and Poet at no Conflict: Play of Imagination Leads into Unexplored Areas
Urna interviews Gopal Lahiri, a renowned poet to explore his hunger for creative writing, love with poetry, the play of imagination as a geologist and poet, among other things....
I Visited God
A distress poem about a woman, by Israeli poet Tali, exclusively for Different Truths. I visitedGodToday A handful accompany meNo needOf manyTo carry a womanTo the marrying-place To marryDeath....
Summer
Anoucheka celebrates summer as shapes poems within her. An exclusive for Different Truths. Summer rolls inTangling my gaze in its warmthDazzling my eyes to such an extentThat, blinded, I...