New Normal
Mitra hankers to return to normal life and the new normal of the pandemic is agonising. An exclusive for Different Truths. For once I forgot about the pandemic, the...
By the Force of my Doom
A distress, woman-centric poem, by Tali, exclusively for Different Truths. By the force of my doom The outcast The blood of disgrace Is in menstruation. And not...
Masked Humanity
A powerful and an evocative poem about the pandemic, exclusively for Different Truths. An invisible mask, we always wore… concealing our secrets, pain and lies; ...
Children of Terezin
In memory of the children of Terezin, the Nazi concentration camp in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, who planted a sapling at their campsite. This year, Holocaust Memorial Day (Jan 27) coincides...
Don’t Abuse, Better Kill!
A dark poem about an abused and tormented woman, who in desperation seeks death instead. An exclusive for Different Truths. Don’t abuse! Better kill. And there is mercy! For...
Tagore, Sufism, Multiculturalism, and Liberalism of Thought & Practice – II
In the second and concluding part, Prof Laksmisree deepens her exploration of Tagore and Sufism in the light of multiculturalism and liberalism of thought and practice. She elucidates that by the end...
If I were a Tree
An environmentally conscious poem, it raises many questions about how we have been abusing nature. An exclusive for Different Truths. If I were a tree, I would pluck my...
Aeolian Alphabets
A surreal poem, rich in imagery, by Gopal, exclusively for Different Truths. A hyphen rests between the cobble and pebble there is this soft light dips and rises draw...
Of War and Destruction
A dark poem, about war and destruction, by Suchismita, exclusively for Different Truths. All I can visualise is a hungry world, Ready to throttle the mankind, From its very...
Ideology as a Way of Life
An intense women-centric, distress poem, by Tali Cohen, exclusively for Different Truths Women like me, yes have been added over the years to overshadow what preceded us that is mostly...