Scream
This poem of Lopamudra is her strong protest in solidarity with the children/infants, who have suffered the onslaught of rape and sexual abuse. Come to me, moondrop, in your clots...
Harmonised
An evocative poem by Elsy, in Different Truths. They moved into an abode new by the railway line when she was nine. Sleep became alien as chugged the...
Time for Retiral
Retirement calls for many adjustments in life. Mamta celebrates it in verse, for Different Truths. The shrill alarm bellThe acid refluxOf tightrope walkOf panic hasteDays, months, yearsAt home and...
Nourishing Night
Here’s a poem, by Arun, in the tradition of the Romantics, wherein the poet’s love for the night, in Different Truths, is invigorating. The myriad conversations I hold with...
Monsoon of Life/An Indefinite Truth
Monsoon of Life A sensuous poem celebrating monsoon from Deeya. The thread of life in vigilant eyesEvokes beautyEuphoria walks aboutin a threadbare realitymonsoons overhauled in backpack of worldliness smothers ceaseless effortsof...
A Lifetime of Me
A poignant love poem from Bhawini. I do not know,Those favourite flowers,Which when presented,Taint the cheeks a blushing pink. Yet I know,From the deep sooty packetsBeneath your eyesExactly on...
Three Healthy Foods to Help Check Depression
Ritambhara tells us how food can help fight depression, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Depression is one of the chronic diseases amounting to increasing suicide rates...
Are We Becoming More and More Isolated?
Studies suggest social isolation is associated with a higher rate of death in older people and loneliness is the “hidden killer” of the elderly. Nikita reveals the ugly underbelly of our...
A Love Denied
An evocative and bold poem by Deeya. I survive;the truth perched on my lipson a crystal May morning sunlightan alibi on my window-sill. ...
Thukpa: A Soup with Historic Importance
Thukpa is a very popular food item and one of the important ones in Tibetan Cuisine. Here’s an interesting insight into the Tibetan culture, in the weekly column, exclusively for...