mother - Different Truths

December 22, 2023
Anumita Roy
Food

Yummy Motorshutir Kochuri, a Winter Delicacy

Motoshutir kochuri (pea-filled puffs) are winter delicacies in Bengali homes. Anumita shares the traditional recipe made by her ma (mother), in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Winter is...

November 16, 2023
Santosh Bakaya
Poem

She

Santosh talks about the many shades and hues of a woman. Ah she comes, she comes, a song she hums Rising above the cacophony of war drums How she...

July 31, 2023
Meenakshi M Singh
Poem

If Only

Men often fail to see what women would have liked them to observe and understand. Here’s such anguish by Meenakshi, in this evocative verse, in Different Truths. He...

July 25, 2023
Debarati Sen
Poem, Tribute

July is the Cruelest Month

In this poignant, autobiographical poem, July brings back memories of a fateful day, two decades ago, when loss and grief intertwined for Debarati, exclusively for Different Truths (Dedicated to...

July 13, 2023
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Tranquillity / Life is an Ordeal

Here are two poems by Sarala, in Different Truths. The first poem, Tranquility, is about seeking and attaining. The second poem, Life is an Ordeal, shows what poverty and...

July 12, 2023
Francesco Favetta
Poem

Mom’s Whisper of Love

Francesco celebrates a mother’s love in this poignant poem – exclusively for Different Truths. Mom whisper of love silent rustle in the cradles you love in the silence of...

June 22, 2023
Kalpana Singh-Chitnis
Poem

Indus-Hind: Beloved India and Sindh

In this intense narrative poem, Kalpana talks about India and Sindh, displaying ancient power, enduring magnificence, and resilience in their civilisations – exclusively for Different Truths. With the first light...

June 2, 2023
Monika Ajay Kaul
Poem

Where is the Edge?

Here’s an evocative, soul-searching poem by Monika, in Different Truths. A strenuous path, the future seems. Even if we tread, it would be like aVoyage to nowhere, deprived of...

March 3, 2023
Dr. Molly Joseph
Poem

Mothering Woes

An evocative poem by Dr Molly about a young mother’s woes and worries – exclusively for Different Truths. How they change with the times mothering, its woes... the pleasures...

February 28, 2023
Sehar Siddiqi
Education & Career, Gender, Special Feature

Question Marks that Still Haunt the Girl-child Education in India

Many girls are enrolled in schools but they never reach the classroom. Sehar details the reasons for low percentage of the girl-child education, which stops them from empowerment, for Different Truths....

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