Music to the Ears!
Soumya walks down the memory lane and shares a unique experience with his daughter. An exclusive for Different Truths. I have just realised what makes it all worthwhile. The...
The Kulfiwallah
Sarba’s eye for detail and her ability to transform the mundane, everyday happenings into an interesting story may be seen here. We are beginning a new weekly column from...
Shivelight: The Semiotics of Resistance Through Storytelling
In Shivelight and Other Stories, Jayita talks about the semiotics of resistance through storytelling. It’s from a woman’s perspective. An exclusive for Different Truths. ‘Shivelight’ is the title story of...
Make Sunshine for the Hay
A poignant poem about nature, pandemic, and hope, by Kavita Ezekiel, exclusively for Different Truths. Woke up wondering what I would write todayWhat kind of meaningful words would come...
For Your Memories Dear Unnamed Girl
An intense and powerful women-centric poem, a contemporary social commentary, by Dr. Jaya, exclusively for Different Truths. Balancing memoriesBangles tinkling,She sat writingFor the back exam.She had missed the paper,For...
Look Beyond What You Already See!
Enakshi tells us about many teachers in our lives, including our parents, siblings, friends, books and Nature. An exclusive for Different Truths. Rejoice in the things that are present;...
The Taste
Sherin, a young non-verbal autistic person, delves deep into the meaning of life, in this inward-looking poem, exclusively for Different Truths. Two glasses of milk on the tableOne a...
Compose on You
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...
Dreams of a Bride
Sarala BalachandranSarala Balachandran was working with an import-export organisation in the administrative department for 38 years. She retired eleven years back. Married, with two sons aged 43 and 36,...
An Open Letter to my Best Friend: It’s Okay to Feel Empty and Hollow
Shivani SinghShivani Singh is a 15-year-old student, currently studying in Delhi in 11th grade. She is an alumnus of Mayo College Girls’ School. She composes poems, prose, articles, short...