Monika Ajay Kaul

Born in the breathtakingly beautiful vale of Kashmir, Monika had her schooling there. A postgraduate in Business Management, an academician by profession, she is an art history enthusiast, writes poetry, short stories and paints. An avid reader, mostly biographies and autobiographies. Giving wings to her imagination through beautiful colours and words, she sings and has a following on YouTube.

February 13, 2024
Monika Ajay Kaul
Poem, Special Feature

Embracing Life, Love, and Earth: The Vibrant Basant Panchami

Monika’s poem evokes Saraswati’s melodies and Basant Panchami, creating a spring symphony, celebrating learning in the Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. Basant arrives like a canvas of yellow,...

January 30, 2024
Monika Ajay Kaul
Poem

Unmasking the Lunar Secrets Held in the Heart

Monika’s evocative poem explores the Moon’s cratered surface as a storytelling tool, showcasing its luminous gaze and cycles, exclusively for Different Truths. A silent oracle in celestial streams. In...

January 12, 2024
Monika Ajay Kaul
Poem

Focus: In the Memory Lane with Grandfather’s Pen and Ink

Memories inked with longing, study’s sanctuary revealed—Monika’s poem whispers through Parker pen and Chelpark ink—exclusively for Different Truths. In the study’s hallowed chamber, memories unfold. a Parker pen and...

December 20, 2023
Monika Ajay Kaul
Arts, Reviews

Decoding the Secrets: ‘Flaming June’ and Its Impact on Art

Art historian and poet Monika critiques Frederic Leighton’s ‘Flaming June’, a timeless masterpiece, embodying Victorian neoclassicism through colour, form, and emotion, captivated by its intricate composition and symbolism, exclusively...

September 15, 2023
Monika Ajay Kaul
Poem

A New Beginning: Autumn’s Awakening and Nature’s Transformation

In this evocative poem, Monika serenades nature, as summer ends, autumn begins with blossoms, leaves show their first blush, and leaves bid farewell—exclusively for Different Truths. After these dribbles...

September 13, 2023
Monika Ajay Kaul
Literature, Poem

Love These Sunsets

June 23, 2023
Monika Ajay Kaul
Arts, Cover Story, Criticism, Poem

A Poetry-Painting Intersection: Tennyson and Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shalott

Monika, an Art-historian, critiques ‘The Lady of Shalott’, a poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson, and a painting of the same name by John William Waterhouse. It’s a unique intersection of poetry...

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...

May 26, 2023
Monika Ajay Kaul
History & Culture

Exploring the Rich History & Exquisite Qualities of Saffron

Saffron has a long history of medicinal and religious significance, and Zafran Kahwa is a testament to its allure, informs Monika – exclusively for Different Truths. Saffron is a...

December 8, 2022
Monika Ajay Kaul
Poem

Like the Moonlight, I’ll…

An evocative love poem that serenades nature, by Monika, exclusively for Different Truths. When sprigs of a tree become swaying silhouettes, When lustre touches the mien of the graphite...

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