In November
An evocative poem about the winter knocking at the door by Sunila, rich in captivating imagery and brilliant metaphors, for Different Truths. No more hot air, just scents around Cool...
A Potion to Heal and Kill
Since thousands of years poisons have been both a deadly threat and a protective tool used around the world. Poisons have played a dominant role in our history and...
When a Big Tree Fell
Nilakshi’s poem about the fall of a big tree acquires a new dimension. Simple and soulful verse, it operates at many layers. My mother often saidWhen a big tree...
A Girl has Nine Lives!
Anumita reminisces of time, when she was barely nine-year-old. She walks down the memory lane and takes us on an interesting air travel from Calcutta to Venezuela with her...
She
Santosh talks about the many shades and hues of a woman. Ah she comes, she comes, a song she hums Rising above the cacophony of war drums How she...
Her World
Here’s a fantasy poem, bordering on nonsense verse, for children, by Sudeshna, for Different Truths. She would often find herself Battling gnomes and funny elves She would battle with demons...
Festivals of Lights from Around the World
Most cultures and peoples celebrate the festivals of lights. Anumita reveals many traditions, which are basically same. ‘Tamso ma jotirgamaya’ of the Hindus find echo in the Biblical ‘Lead symbolises ignorance...
Gist of Fleeting Memories
Memories remain and often becomes part of our identity. Here’s a poem by Durgesh, for Different Truths, where he takes the ‘voyage within’ to emerge enriched. A Lotus blooms on the...
Kolar Mocha or Banana Flower: An Ethnic Bengali Delicacy
Sarika tells us the many benefits banana trees. Its flower, known as Kolar Mocha, is a vegetarian delicacy in Bengal. Here’s the recipe, in the weekly column, exclusively for...
The Sun Drinks my Lemonade
An intense protest poem by Aparajita, in Different Truths. The sun drinks my lemonade, Stoic of the clouds That swell up with my tears, Husbanding a water we have...