A Letter to My Daughter
Humourist Rachna’s take on board exams and the fear psychosis that parents and elders build around it. In a soulful letter to her daughter, she spells out her priorities as...
Rantings of my Heart
An evocative protest poem, where Anoucheka and her heart converse about a cruel world, for Different Truths. Tell me, urged my heartTell me why the world is so cruel Wars...
Boys will (Not) be Boys: Towards a more Human Society
We talk all the time about what we would teach our daughters, but we equally need to engage in reorienting that which is taught to our sons, not just...
Another Verse between Me and My Poem
Amidst harsh cruelty and metaphors of violence, the poet, and his poem are split apart, in this verse by Ayub, exclusively for Different Truths. In the yellow muddled morn,Thinking...
A Lucrative Proposal
Shauni Mukherjee’s boss Rudra Sanyal offered a lucrative proposal to her. It was a one-way ticket to the slippery ladder in the corporate world. It was an offer that promised...
On my Darling’s Cheekbones
A love poem by Martins, where he likens her sensuousness to the intoxication of Palm-wine, for Different Truths. I see on her cream, fleshy cheekbonesa pellucid colour glimmerslike of a pink...
The Gluten-free, Lactose-free Tofu: Healthy and Nutritious Vegan Delight
Parna, a London-based certified nutritionist shares a super quick, healthy, delicious recipe, which involves a by-product of soybean – Tofu. She loves making easy dinner recipes that are healthy,...
Naked
A sensuous poem of passion and love by Monika, for Different Truths. Strip me naked of my guardAccept me as a retardLook me in the eyes in silenceBeckon me...
Destiny of a Flower
A poem in the tradition of the Romantics by Tribhawan, in Different Truths. He celebrates the beauty of nature. World of spring blesses meSadness diminishes with bloomsBlushing brides dancing...
Minnal Braved Many Brutalities, Educated Children Against all Odds
Minnal Kodai, her name means ‘a streak of lightning’, had a harsh and brutal life. Orphaned at the age of 10, she worked as a maid from childhood. Marriage brought...