poet - Different Truths

May 6, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

An Overview of Early Indian Novels in English – II

Continuing with the theme of Indian Writing in English, Basudeb reiterates that the English language united various parts of India under the British rule. He talks about an early...

March 21, 2017
Usha Sridhar
Poem

Yearning to Yawn

Here’s a brilliant nonsense verse by Usha, on World Poetry Day, about yawn, in Different Truths. When a yawn is out in the open It leads to a lot...

February 16, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism

Urdu and its Allahabadi Life

Fehmida Riaz, a Pakistani poetess, like other famous Urdu poets, wrote an elegy in fond memory of Firaq. In her notes to the book, Four Walls and a Black Veil,...

December 20, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Poem

My World

As a poet, Maya, has the capacity to create a world that’s her own – away from the divisions and dissensions, the mundane existence. Here’s an evocative verse, in Different...

November 17, 2016
Elsy Satheesan
Poem

Pearl Figures

Various things in our lives are given that we cannot escape. Embedded in this reality, Elsy creates a magic with a lotus wand to get the poet’s perals, in this...

September 11, 2016
Lily Swarn
Cinema, Cover Story, People

From a Motor Mechanic to a Celebrated Poet: The Wondrous Journey of Gulzar

Sampooran Singh Kalra went on to become a much revered name in literary and film circles. Lily profiles the fascinating life and achievements of Gulzar, as he is better known....

July 26, 2016
Arindam Roy
Books

Poetry of Politics in Koshy’s Allusions to Simplicity

Ampat V. Koshy’s latest anthology of poems, Allusions to Simplicity: Collected Poems, is a political statement of the celebrated poet. He is in the tradition of Wordsworth, Coleridge and Arnold in...

July 24, 2016
Joyce Yarrow
Poem

The History House is Rocking

Joyce also wears the hat of a musician and singer, when she is not writing. An interesting poem where the writer-poet and the musician-singer meet. The world’s five greatest composers...

July 4, 2016
Joyce Yarrow
Poem

The Detective and the Poet

The mystery writer and the poet in Joyce tells us what’s the brief of either in this interesting verse. The detective runs down digs up uncovers exposes and brings to...

March 11, 2016
Arindam Roy
Arts, Opinion

Art and Artiste

This is perhaps the longest intro in Different Truths. Please hear me out and you’ll know why I am saying what I am saying. Am not blaming or condemning anyone....

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