Kabuliwala of the Eden Gardens
As an homage to Tagore, Atrayee writes a modern version of Kabuliwala. This Mini’s world is that of crayons, TV, Cricket matches, and more. But, the echoes of...
The Only Way to Bring Him Back
In an enigmatic personal poem, Kavita recalls how her husband remembered his father – exclusively for Different Truths. For three weeks after his father died His son, now my...
To My Father!
An autobiographical poem by Francesco, dedicated to his father – exclusively for Different Truths. Father your face your Life and your hardened hands sweat on the forehead dignity dressed...
Of Flaws and Gifts
An autobiographical poem by Kavita where she talks about her father, Nissim Ezekiel – exclusively for Different Truths. (After the late poet Nissim Ezekiel’s poem ‘I Met a Man...
Why is it a Curse to be a Girl-child?
Shernaz fictionalises a real-life account where the daughter, a girl-child, in dire need of kidney transplant was left uncared for. No medical expenses were provisioned for her since she...
A Slice of Divine Life: Live from Kailash
Here’s Tapati’s fictional Durga-Shiva dialogues, full of banter, repartee, wit, and humour, create a laughter riot, an exclusive Special Feature for Different Truths. “Shiva seems too busy these days!...
…And Two Women Suffered
She was a slim, tall, elegant woman, too pretty to be a cook in our house, but as she was not very young, my mother kept her immediately. She...
Why My Father Swam?
Joyce tells us about a father-daughter relationship in this poem. An exclusive for Different Truths. impossible to solvethe riddle of why his mothergave him to the nunstheir faded eyebrowspinched...
May Light Precede Footsteps
Anumita talks about Saptapadi(1). The groom leads three circumambulations around the fire but from the fourth, the bride leads. Seven vows unite them for seven lives. May your light precede...
Mandaravas
An enigmatic story that unfolds itself through metaphors and images, talking of dreams and desires, of love and lust and the quintessence of womanhood. This story is a part of the...