An Abundant Life with Little
We have been conditioned over time that ‘more’ is good. It’s a life of excess. More of everything. More clothes, more jewellery, more houses, and even more things to...
Growing up in a War Zone
Meher, in this war zone story set in Syria, deals with the impoverished villagers, their hopes, fears, deceits, insecurities, and more – in Different Truths. Nabeel had never seen...
Fear
An intense, women-centric prose poem by Deeya, in Different Truths. Fear is unknown; I’ve felt it in my fingers and toes. I backpack it in my nightmares. The devil’s...
Put Life into Your Years
A couple of days back, we went for a picnic, to a picturesque country park. One of many in Hong Kong. We set base on top of a hill,...
Gift Box
Here’s an inward looking, woman-centric poem from Sushmita. An evocative poem for Different Truths. Even though,I am no one,Or nothing,To you,Strangely,I became,Your gift box,That keeps,Giving. You marvel,At my giving,And at...
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...
Escape to Tranquillity: Explore Kerala’s Backwaters for Ultimate Serenity
Dr Molly describes Kerala as a serene state in the backwaters, offering a peaceful atmosphere where life begins unhurriedly, an exclusive for Different Truths. Enviable on earth is this...
Of Memories
An evocative poem of memories by Arun Dash What ethereal stuff Are you made of, My memories? Fancied or real, Of love or of longing, Of a laugh...
A Spurious Existence
Two women in denial. One wanted a daughter from her second husband after 11 pregnancies – two deaths and six abortions. Belonging to Tajikistan, she donned a hijab but...
How Ibrahim Saved us from Veerappan’s Men!
Shantanu walks down the memory lane and tells us how Ibrahim, a taxi driver, saved the author and his friends from Veerappan’s men. A real-life incident for Different Truths. ...