Ganges Satori / Oarsman
Bruce celebrates the beauty of Ganges, in Benares (Varanasi), in his two poems here. In the first poem, he is speechless by the magnificence of the river as mother. In...
The Odyssey of Life: Beyond Trials and Tribulations
Here’s Ritambhara evocative poem about life and faith in God, in Different Truths. In the blink of an eye, everything rejiggered The world that existed a second ago, is...
The Spirit of India
A patriotic poem by Manthena Damodara, in Different Truths. India is not, in essence, a piece of earthIt represents a sea of marvellous mirth Tradition has its reputedly robust roots Facilitating...
Mentalism and Karnapishachini Vidya: Unlocking Mysteries
Mentalism and Karnapishachini, a Tantra Vidya, share a connection, states Rajul. She explores their evolution and mysticism – exclusively for Different Truths. Mentalism, the art of reading minds and...
Decoding the Soul: The Tarot as Projective Method
We wish to know the inner meanings of our lives. The power to facilitate both inner and outer understanding goes much farther back. A psychotherapist, Amidha, has seen that modern projective...
May Light Precede Footsteps
Anumita talks about Saptapadi(1). The groom leads three circumambulations around the fire but from the fourth, the bride leads. Seven vows unite them for seven lives. May your light precede...
Endless Sleep / Five Decades of Red Roses
An open-ended short story from Nigerian author, Olaitan. The quaint mystery heightens the tragedy in Endless Sleep. The second story, Five Decades of Red Roses, is a flashback account of the...
Every Soul has its Song of Life!
According to folklores, there is a tribe in central Africa, some say it is the Himba Tribe, while some say it is the Ubuntu Tribe, which have a unique...
Sunny Rain-N-Snow: An Olio of Poetry for Pleasure
Bhaskaranand reviews the poetry of U Atreya Sharma and critiques his book Sunny Rain-n-Snow, exclusively for Different Truths. Sunny Rain-n-Snow is a beautiful folio of sixty-three poems well-wrought by U...
Reetwika Banerjee: Five Books, Three Films, 13 Awards makes her a Young Achiever
Reetwika Banerjee, a columnist with Different Truths, is a young achiever. She has won 13 awards for her five books and three films. T Mukherjee interviews her, exclusively for...