Gajanana
Nilanjana retells the story of Ganesha, also known as Gajanana, in this poem, as part of the special feature, in Different Truths. From the vast cosmic consciousness An enormous...
A Letter to You
Here’s a poem about love and identity, by Poornima, in Different Truths. Our dear unborn I wish we could breathe a breath somewhere To string together the violet stems...
No Independence Celebrations Day in Assam: Are we Truly Liberated?
When the whole nation is decked up in tricolor, saffron, white and green, Assam is terribly silent. It observes bandh, year after year. The saddest part of it is...
I Urge You…
Here’s an intense love poem by Anca that transcends from the personal realm to the universal and cosmic levels. A lyric with epic proportions, in Different Truths. To...
The Pros and Cons of Raising a Child in India
Nikita talks about the pros and cons of raising a child in India vis-à-vis the US (and other western countries). Read more in the regular column, exclusively in Different...
Ten Selected Poems of Prof. Pushpita Awasthi from Echoes in the Earth
Here are ten selected poems of Prof. Pushpita Awasthi, selected by her, in the Book Extract, from her book, Echoes in the Earth (2016) this week. A Different Truths...
The Magical Flying Ambulance: A Redeemer
The cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) by bystanders, who witnessed a cardiac arrest can considerably improve survival. A defibrillator drone is a quadcopter...
Cities I Have Lived in and Loved
Humourist Soumya talks of the cities that he lived in, the four metropolises. In his tongue-in-cheek style, he compares the four cities to women, in the weekly column, exclusively...
Tale of an Iftar with Women, with Sindoor, without Burqa
Twelve women, including Hana Mohsin Khan, a pilot, Nazia Erum, founder of The Luxury Label, Rana Safvi, historian and writer, and Rukhsaar Salem, founder of Mother Digest, decided to...
I am a Woman, Flame on Ice
For Delhi-based Journalist Mahima, her inspiration to believe in women power is her mother Meera Sharma. A single parent, who took the bull-of-life by its horns to save her...