The Attitude of Gratitude is a Mindset!
The one thing we siblings heard way too often during our growing up years was – ‘Be Grateful’. As teenagers particularly, we had (or so we thought) lots to...
My Silence/ I Cherish a Leap of Love
Here are two poems by Sarala, in Different Truths. The first poem is inward-looking, a tribute to a mother. The second verse is an outward journey, where the poet...
Sexism and Literature
Payal re-examines classics and popular comics to explore how sexist their content is, exclusively in Different Truths. Recently, I decided to recycle through all the old books that I...
Round is a Shape
Humourist Soumya talks about workouts, gym, swimming, and his resolve to exercise seriously, in his typical style, exclusively for Different Truths. I love workouts. I enjoy watching people sweating...
Whispers of Love: A Journey Through the Heart
Francesco’s poem, exclusively for Different Truths, experiences a journey of love and emotion, where the voice echoes like a timeless breeze—powerful, rare, and soul-stirring. And then your voicethat in...
Dementia, the Demon
An intense social awareness poem on dementia by Sarala, in Different Truths. He was the much sought after engineer in a well-known firm With foreign trips plenty A man...
Shards
An inward looking, evocative poem, about the sense of pain, by Neelam, exclusively for Different Truths. You look at the splinters Of the broken mirror And laugh. The laughter...
My heart is strong!
The sky that is in meis the light litin my eyeslike the starsare islandsfar away in timeand within the memories of lifethe eternal rootsare the inner freedoms.My heart is...
Love towards Poetry
Here’s a poem by Ashok on his love for poetry, in Different Truths. Poetryisjoy forever It’slove increasesday by day It isnot useless Itblessedhappinesscrown for the soul Every day poetTryComposeimmortal...
Drowning under Waste
Hong Kong faces a huge waste disposal problem. Hidden under many of its beautiful parks, golf courses and sports grounds are millions of tons of garbage. Only three of...