Strength is My Weakness
In this love poem, Elsy talks about the paradoxes of life and her calling as a poet, in Different Truths. An evocative poem that would linger on. Strength is my...
The First Encounter
Tripti, a gynecologist by profession, walks us through the world of a new medico. She shows us the fine line between a doctor-to-be and a young girl scared of ghosts...
A Dark Love Letter: Sleet, Icicles, and Frozen Landscapes
An evocative verse by Elsy where Nature and life intertwine transcending from the individual to the cosmic sensibility, exclusively for Different Truths. Tonight, it is sleet,silently creeping downthe muted...
Clarion Call
A patriotic poem that covers the entire gamut of history and social realities by Shalini, in Different Truths. Mother India’s clarion call to her tenants,Divided by caste you were,...
The Right Shade of Feminism
Feminism has many layers of meaning. Tooba critiques it, saying that with concepts like feminism, it is sad that much of what it never stood for is now attributed...
Ode to Devi Durga
Which Durga we should worship, asks a little girl. Sutapa pays tribute to the mortal Durga and the Goddess, in this verse, in Different Truths. ‘Durga Puja?’ My little...
Anansi and the Wisdom Pot
Anansi is a part of the African folklore. He a popular character in many regions of Africa and is known by many names. He is a trickster character, someone...
Short Stories of Tagore: Vignettes from Human Life
Ruchira critiques eight short stories of Tagore, in the Special Issue, exclusively for Different Truths. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mini who lived...
Your Spell Shrouds Me
Zaid QuereshiZaid Quereshi is an undergraduate in English Literature alongside his academic engagements, he is an avid reader and prolific writer who has penned down several articles, short stories,...
Affirmative Negativity
Rituparna KhanRituparna Khan is an Assistant Professor in Geography at Bidhannagar College, Salt Lake, Kolkata. Her inclination to Literature, especially poetry is no less. A few of her works are published and...