poet - Different Truths

August 27, 2023
Urna Bose
Criticism, Interview, Poem

Jayanta Mahapatra: A Life in Poetry, 1928-2023

On Sunday, Jayanta Mahapatra (1928–2023), a poet and literary figure of international renown, passed away at the age of 95 while receiving medical care at SCB Medical College and...

July 22, 2023
Urna Bose
Criticism, Interview, Poem

Adil Jussawalla: An Outsider’s Journey through Poetry and Homelessness

Adil Jussawalla, an Indian poet with a complex background and a distinctive voice, defies categorisation and is instrumental in moulding the poetry of an entire generation. He reveals unknown...

June 2, 2023
Monika Ajay Kaul
Poem

Where is the Edge?

Here’s an evocative, soul-searching poem by Monika, in Different Truths. A strenuous path, the future seems. Even if we tread, it would be like aVoyage to nowhere, deprived of...

March 4, 2023
Urna Bose
Interview, Poem

‘A Poet Channels Deep Inner Grief into Words and Metaphors’

Renowned poet Vinita Agrawal talks about her journey into the realm of books, inner grief, atmospheric poetry and more with Urna – an exclusive for Different Truths. Have you ever felt like bolting out the noise,...

January 9, 2023
Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca
Poem

Of Flaws and Gifts

An autobiographical poem by Kavita where she talks about her father, Nissim Ezekiel – exclusively for Different Truths. (After the late poet Nissim Ezekiel’s poem ‘I Met a Man...

November 22, 2022
Soumya Mukherjee
History & Culture, People, Travel & Food

A Security Personnel and a Gatekeeper Poet

A security guard doubled as a guide. He was an Ahom, perhaps a descendant of this forgotten kingdom, and he was a writer, poet, and musician by vocation. A...

October 15, 2022
Urna Bose
Criticism, Interview, Poem

Nandini Sahu Intricately Balances Evocative Poetry & Pedagogics

In a no holds barred, candid conversation, Prof. Nandini opens her heart and mind about her creative and critical engagements. Her eclectic, erudite and creative personas unfold in an...

August 23, 2022
Harinder Cheema
Poem

A Strange Bard

An inward-looking poignant poem by Harinder that evaluates the real meaning of life, exclusively for Different Truths. You may think I am a strange bard As sometimes, to pen...

July 30, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

Incandescent

Here’s an evocative poem by Lopamudra, celebrating the many layers of a woman. Shining on, the incandescent flame of her body And being, resounds in scarlet dreams. Her shadow,...

July 26, 2022
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Poem

Of Poets, Poems and Deadline

Here’s an irreverent poem about poets, poems, deadlines, and rejections, by Dr Roopali, exclusively for Different Truths. The sudden closing of Windows and doors. Lying quietly on the floor With...

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