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July 30, 2021
Mitali Chakravarty
Poem

Mourning Combined Grief of Men in the Pandemic

Mitali laments the countless deaths, grief and losses during the pandemic. It’s a dirge, exclusively for Different Truths. The combined grief of men matters — the combined pain. ...

July 22, 2021
Ismail Bala
Short Story, Special Feature

Confetti in a Storm

An intriguing story by Ismail that describes a day in the life of a poet. A Different Truths exclusive for the Special Feature on Africa. I’ve got to. Got...

July 20, 2021
Ismail Bala
Criticism, Poem, Special Feature

Notes on Translating Poems of Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino into English

Every language has its own qualities, not only in the poetic or linguistic sense, but also in the manner in which through the uniqueness of that language, the speakers...

July 19, 2021
Arindam Roy
Book Review, Cinema, Criticism, Edit, History & Culture, Poem, Travel & Food

History of the Hunt Glorify Hunters, not Lions!

Arindam, our Editor-in-Chief, talks about the ownership of the narrative of Africa, by its people, using the ‘lion’ metaphor, by Chinua Achebe. He tells us how he discovered Africa...

July 15, 2021
Parvathy Ramachandran
Poem

Thirst of Lust: Let’s Hide My Girls

An intense poem on child abuse, by Parvathy, exclusively for Different Truths. I am a Keralite, in all pride I am a Malayalee, in all prejudice I am a...

July 14, 2021
K. S. Subramanian
Poem

In These Spiked Times…

An evocative poem by Subramanian celebrates the change of seasons and the beauty of nature, exclusively for Different Truths. May’s heat, in these spiked times, Sends pulse on a...

July 12, 2021
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Poem

Daily Deaths in an Abused Marriage

Sudeshna writes about the daily deaths that a woman dies in an abused marriage. A powerful social commentary, exclusively for Different Truths. I am counting, counting the deaths that...

July 10, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Poem

How to Teach a Frightened Boy?

An intense and powerful poem, by Dr. Roopali, about Bittoo’s battered mother and women wronged down the ages. An exclusive for Different Truths. How to teach that frightened boy ...

July 9, 2021
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Why Stigmatise Mental Disorders?

Sarala questions why mental disorders are stigmatised in India, in this prose poem on social awareness, exclusively for Different Truths. In today’s world, the second killer next to heart...

July 7, 2021
Nosano Kikhi
Poem

A Lied* for an Ailing Forest

An intense and powerful poem about an ailing forest, by Nosano, exclusively for Different Truths. I heard heart murmurs ECGs could not detect Urging me To paint their pain...