The Bustle of the Wild Air
An evocative poem, by Kamrun, about wild air, wandering traveller and more, exclusively for Different Truths. In a silent spring with a misty wild air I can listen to...
Paradise: It is Here! – I
Dr. Roopali’s trip to Paradise, Kashmir, weaves magic and mystery through memory. An exclusive for Different Truths. All sorts of trunks and beddings and all kinds of people have...
kitchendom
An artist and a poet, Nibedita tells us about kitchendom, a woman’s world, in this poem. The painting is by her too. An exclusive for Different Truths. pressure cooker...
A Storybook Romance of India’s Flying Sikh Milkha Singh and His Wife Nirmal Immortalised Them
Prof. Seema profiles ace athlete, Milkha Singh and his wife, Nirmal Milkha Singh. Theirs was a storybook romance and they left this world in quick succession. Their togetherness in...
Life: A New Normal or Abnormal!
Rekha takes stock of the changed lifestyle due to the pandemic and reminds us that the new normal is perhaps abnormal. An exclusive for Different Truths. India is gripped,...
Wishful Thoughts…
Here’s a surrealist account by Mitali, with subtle humour, about her hair. An exclusive for Different Truths. One day I woke up a silver blonde — like Steve Martin....
A Sartorial Rebellion
A powerful and an intense woman-centric protest poem, by Dr. Roopali, exclusively for Different Truths. They frowned at the shorts. Women’s legs are immensely desirable. Undesirable hairy legs belong...
Death: A Journey to Eternity!
An evocative elegy by Rekha, as she remembered her mother-in-law’s demise, almost two years back. A poem with which many identify, exclusively for Different Truths. As I lay in...
Cyclone Tauktae
Dr. Sangeeta sees Cyclone Tauktae mourning for the Corona deaths, a poetic symbolism, woven into this poem of suffering. An exclusive for Different Truths. Tauktae mourned throughout night Its...
Of College Don and Public Sector Job
The wily and street-smart college Don, Bhai, helps Boy sail through the rough and tumble of Delhi life and guides him into a public sector job. A witty account,...