Every Soul has its Song of Life!
According to folklores, there is a tribe in central Africa, some say it is the Himba Tribe, while some say it is the Ubuntu Tribe, which have a unique...
The Girl Who Married a Stranger
Tutu recounts a popular folktale from the Calabar region of Nigeria. It’s about a stunning young woman, Afiong. She had bright eyes and velvety smooth skin, the colour of...
The Punishment
A young student had to face punishment because he had spoken against the corrupt principal. Stanslaus tells us about the deep-rooted corruption in schools in Tanzania. A Different Truths...
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 ...
Surpanakha, the Demon of Desire
An intense, woman-centric poem, by Dr. Roopali, exclusively for Different Truths. For you alone the roasted yams and the lentils…. you have eaten enough, have you not eaten your husband our...
The Modern Woman
A woman-centric, evocative poem, by Harinder, exclusively for Different Truths. I am an unstoppable woman of courage, And I say this with pride – I have explored the space and...
A Soldier’s Wife
Sarala pens a soulful poem about the agony and resolve of a soldier’s wife, exclusively for Different Truths. Does anyone know their pain? That widow, young and beautiful Lost...
Tribute to Tagore: An eAnthology of Poems
Thirteen poets with as many poems, from three countries, pay their homages to Tagore, in verse, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. #1. twenty-eight line ©Michele Baron The...
Tagore, Ray and Basu: The Broken Nest, Charulata, and Stories from Rabindranath Tagore
There are many admirers of Satyajit Ray’s film, Charulata (1964), which is often seen as a retelling of the story of Rabindranath Tagore’s own time spent with his elder brother...
Interface in Sisterhood
An intense, woman-centric, protest poem, by Prof. Sanjoy, exclusively for Different Truths. I am no birdie but an albatross Spanning ocean depths. Those who come Under my wings are...