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December 25, 2024
Sumita Bhattacharya
Poem

A Dialogue of Music, Pain, and Resilience

Sumita translates Rabindranath Tagore’s song ‘Agniveena bajao tumi kamon korey’, highlighting the relationship between creative inspiration and profound pain, exclusively for Different Truths. How you play the lyrethat lights...

December 24, 2024
Dr. Ranjana Sharan Sinha
Poem

Floral Memories: Hydrangeas, Garlands, and a Grandmother’s Love

Dr. Ranjana’s poem explores childhood memories of Hydrangeas blooming along the Thames, highlighting their power to connect us to cherished moments and loved ones, exclusively for Different Truths. The...

December 23, 2024
Dr. Molly Joseph
Poem

Embracing Solitude: Finding Value in Alone Time

Dr Molly’s poem emphasises the significance of solitude, highlighting its role in self-reflection and guiding one’s path, especially during difficult times, exclusively for Different Truths. Sometimes in moments when...

December 21, 2024
Shail Raghuvanshi
News in Verse, Poem

Spotlight on Remembering Zakir Hussain, Flying Naked & Reciprocal Tariffs

This week’s highlights, exclusively for Different Truths, include Shail’s tribute to Zakir Hussain, commentary on minimalist travel, and observation on US trade relations. Waah Ustaad! Waah!The pupils on the...

December 21, 2024
Steffen Horstmann
Poem

Haunting Visions in the Realm of Ghosts and Mirrors

Steffen explores the haunting nature of voices, referencing Merwin’s forgotten languages and kingdoms, suggesting a yearning for connection with the past, exclusively for Different Truths. Variation on a Theme...

December 20, 2024
Mohan Gehani
Book Review, Poem

Legacy of Love: Recovering and Reclaiming Sindhi Literary Heritage

Mohan’s review of Gayatri Lakhiani Chawla’s Borders and Broken Hearts highlights the impact of partition on Sindhi literature, highlighting challenges like language loss and heritage preservation, exclusively for Different...

December 20, 2024
Nishi Pulugurtha
Poem

Observations about Daily Life, Loss and Wonder

Nishi’s poem depicts a moment of confusion and disorientation, where the speaker questions their identity, location, and purpose, yearning for guidance, exclusively for Different Truths. I look at the...

December 19, 2024
Rhea Ganguly
Poem

A Journey of Learning, Love and Loss

Rhea’s poem explores a childhood filled with wonder and knowledge, contrasting it with the fading fascination with the world over time, exclusively for Different Truths. I was once told...

December 18, 2024
Prof. Swaraj Raj
Poem

Mother’s Love: Feeding Life in the Wild

Prof. Swaraj’s micropoem contrasts pink guava’s beauty with harsh natural realities, featuring a bulbul bird and maggots exclusively for Different Truths. a blushing pink guavathe bulbul scoops out luscious...

December 17, 2024
Debarati Sen
Poem

The Order of the Day

Debarati explores the melancholic beauty of a fading year, blending urban decay, memory, and life’s cyclical nature, highlighting the fleeting nature of time, exclusively for Different Truths. The edges...