The Wingspan Of Sorrow
A poignant poem by Reena. It’s intense and sensuous. If I stoopit is to drink deep of youmy doppelgänger, black and greyI wear your shades better than any otherwanting...
Mythical Women & the Myth of the Big Bad World
Dr. Roopali speaks about mythical women and the big bad world with its many myths, in this poem, exclusively for Different Truths. Eve Mother of mankind, God’s favourite child...
My Whole World Changed
A love poem, where the protagonist is a man, by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. When you entered my heart It was a new beginning for me, A sublime...
How Blessed is this Last Hour!
An evocative and enigmatic love poem, by Rajashree, exclusively for Different Truths. I have made this earth of your words my home, not keen to ascend to your heaven...
The Inspiring Story of the African American, George Washington Carver
Veena Gavankar came across the English biography, George Washington Carver, an African American agriculturist, botanist, inventor and environmentalist, written by Shirley Graham and George Lipscomb. She was fascinated with...
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...
Revisiting the Idea of School Education of Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore wanted to defend the freedom he enjoyed in his family, for all humanity. He remained firmly opposed to colonial education that aimed at material prosperity. He believed...
Aesthetics, Politics, Pedagogy and Tagore
Tagore rested on his desire for a far-off planet, listened to the invitation of a dream and did not allow the spaceship to rust. His journeys and envisagements, however,...
Short Stories of Tagore: Vignettes from Human Life
Ruchira critiques eight short stories of Tagore, in the Special Issue, exclusively for Different Truths. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mini who lived...
An Overview of the Ideas and Visions of Rabindranath Tagore
Rooted in the Indian reality, minus its dogmas, the flight of Rabindranath Tagore’s creative genius made him a global citizen. Swapan delves into the world of his ideas and...