Soulmates
Vatsala celebrates soulmates with whom one is connected from past lives. There is a sense of déjà vu in this verse. No mundane taboos, No hypocritical restrictions, No fake rules...
Govt. Fudging Figures to Misdirect People on Environment Protection
The Indian government has contributed to this fudging of facts to fool the people by reducing definition of forest cover to only 10 per cent tree cover over each...
Two Protest Poems: Why do I Write? / Desire
An artist-painter from Bangladesh, Maksudul writes two protest poems for Different Truths. His translator, a poet and art critic, RS Yadav, introduces his poems to us. I was indeed happy...
The Gypsy Trail: The Travails of an Army Wife
Here’s Lily’s humorous take on the life of an army wife. Witty and full of repartee, she talks of the many joys and pains of Cantonment life. Married to an...
A Cosmetic Trip to Steamy Nirvana
Mamta’s comments on the synthetic beauty business and its promised Nirvana in this poem. In an upmarket high rise A swanky hall With cubicles minuscule Mirrors and lights of every...
Let’s Talk Bread Desi Style
Anumita shares two recipes of Desi sandwiches. These are wholesome, quick to make and delicious too. Make it tangy and spicy, according to your choice. Children love these. The thought...
Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi Received Honours in Germany
It was a pleasant surprise when Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi and two others were decorated with honours in Remschied, Germany. Here’s a report. Urkunde_DrLeninRaghuvanshi_EN_5-16-Druckversion.pdf There were three surprise honours that were...
Songs of the Earth: An Anthology of World Environment Day Poems
The Significant League (TSL) and Different Truths (DT) together offer an Anthology on World Environment Day (WED), 59 poems, one be each poet, showcasing deep concern against degradation of our...
World Environment Day Fact File: Life without Borders!
An erudite and in-depth research article by Kunal, as part of the special feature of Different Truths on the World Environment Day, with all what’s, when’s and why’s. The narrative tells...
Forests or no Forests?
The Indian government reports throw up new forest data, contradicting ground reality. Blue Eve investigates the FSI reports. An expose by her reveals that while forest covers are dwindling,...