I Want…
Here’s a poem by Karthik. I want to know what your heart aches forand I want to know if you dare to chase your dreams.And then dream some more…...
A Labyrinth
An enigmatic poem by Prabal about inheritance – an exclusive for Different Truths. After the demise of my father I started looking through the trash he left behind While...
Slowly, Slowly…
In this verse, Dr Molly celebrates Kerala Day exclusively for Different Truths. Slowly, slowly life filters out through the sieve of time... another November 1st Kerala Day! a morning...
Untamable Homunculi
Here’s a poem of unrest and protest by Mamta. A Narrator Spasming within Saturated with bored, desiccated life Loses control Over his characters Is he a Czar? Why should...
Brimming
Here’s an evocative poem pain and endurance, by Anumita, exclusively for Different Truths. A drop of emptiness ripples out and echoes, On the surface of the vast overflowing splendor,...
Isn’t Love Enough?
Here’s an evocative poem of love and longing, by Prof Nandini, exclusively for Different Truths. Isn’t love enough love? Isn’t love enough that your quest for everything else should...
The Spell of Words from Paradise Lost in Pandemic Times
Sapanpreet revisits Paradise Lost during the pandemic. Does she find answers about isolation and quarantine in Milton’s epic? Find out in an exclusive for Different Truths. Art truly is...
I am Kali, the Black Goddess
Dr Roopali identifies with the dark goddess, Kali, detailing how she severed off many heads of her oppressors – a Diwali exclusive, the day she is worshipped, for Different...
The Communion: A Reverie
Here’s Lopamudra’s poem, dedicated to her mother. It’s a soulful dialogue between a daughter and a mother. (1) Where have you been all these days, mother?I have been counting my...
My Soul Twirls
Farah is pained by the poverty and squalor on streets. She voices it in this verse. My soul twirls and faces mistreatment Whenever I glimpse life, living on the street Patchy clothes, torn blankets,...