poem - Different Truths

June 2, 2017
Nalini Priyadarshni
Poem

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

A protest poem by Nalini, dedicated to social activist Arundhati Roy. Here’s an intense political verse, in Different Truths. How can you do that? Have a mind of your...

May 31, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Two Cups of Grain…

A powerful poem from Sarala, which depicts the trials, tribulations and the joy of farmers, who starve to feed millions, in Different Truths. Let me write a poem gathering...

May 27, 2017
Anca Mihaela Bruma
Poem

We are the Children of Time

Here’s an intense poem by Anca, a lyric with epic proportions, in Different Truths. We are the Children of Time, our dew drops mirror our World, crossing the edges...

May 25, 2017
Nilakshi Roy
Poem

Loving You

Here’s an intense love poem by Nilakshi, in Different Truths, that catalogues her love. Let me talk of love… Of Fossil fragrance Of rock-hard chest Of ponytailed haze...

May 16, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Potpourri

Be the Best you can!

Success, failure, happiness are often misunderstood. It’s never too late to discover one’s true talent. Age is just a number. Shernaz analyses these concepts, in her weekly column, exclusively...

May 12, 2017
Soumya Mukherjee
Poem

My Life is Quite an Open Book

Here’s a humourous take on life, in this verse, by Soumya, in Different Truths. My life is quite an open book You can look in every nook My FB...

May 6, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Those Blessed Urns…

A river has always been likened to journey. Sarala talks of the urns (with the mortal remains) floating in Sangam calmly. An evocative and poignant verse of the final...

May 3, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Gaze Across the Shore

Sarala describes in great detail the goings-on at the seashore. While most things are transient, gazing across the shore is meditative. Here’s a poignant verse celebrating the beauty of...

April 19, 2017
Anoucheka Gangabissoon
Poem

To my Unborn Child

Here’s a protest poem by Anoucheka. It transcends from the personal and individual plane to the Universal realm, in Different Truths. Learn to sustain yourself But also, learn to...

April 15, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

The Impact of Herbert Spencer on Thomas Hardy

Herbert Spencer’s influence on Thomas Hardy is palpable with reference to the novel, Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Spencer saw ‘the minds of men and the forms of society’ in...

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