Sarala Balachandran

Sarala Balachandran was working with an import-export organisation in the administrative department for 38 years. She retired eleven years back. Married, with two sons aged 43 and 36, she took interest in writing recently. She writes free verses.

  • July 24, 2024
  • Sarala Balachandran
  • Poem

Love Conquers All

Sarala’s evocative poem is about universal love conquering all, like a radiant sun banishing darkness, exclusively for Different Truths. This sublime word Love is amazing like Mount Everest standing...
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  • June 14, 2024
  • Sarala Balachandran
  • Poem

When Death Knocked at my Door…

An evocative poem about the final journey, by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. When death knocked at my doorI got dressed very fastIn my finest attireWearing beautiful fragrantflowers in...
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  • May 8, 2024
  • Sarala Balachandran
  • Poem

The Young Widow of Benaras

Here’s a heart-wrenching tale of a young widow of Benaras by Sarala, in Different Truths. The young widow in white attireWrapped around carelesslyhardly married for six monthsSitting under the...
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  • April 17, 2024
  • Sarala Balachandran
  • Poem

She

An evocative poem by Sarala that celebrates the innocence of a girl-child within an old woman, in Different Truths. Behind her silvery threads  Creaking bones  Wrinkled face Lifeless eyes  Still,...
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  • April 9, 2024
  • Sarala Balachandran
  • Poem

Alienation

An evocative poem from Sarala wherein she describes the dark, gloomy world of depression and alienation, exclusively for Different Truths. Why was Sheila alienated From the society? Give me...
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  • April 11, 2023
  • Sarala Balachandran
  • Poem

Never give up…

An invigorating poem of hope by Sarala, in Different Truths. When you start loving someone Never give up love for the sake of others criticisms The world moves on criticism on...
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  • April 3, 2023
  • Sarala Balachandran
  • Poem

Poverty

Here’s a powerful poem by Sarala that exposes how men exploit his fellow beings, keeping them poor and hungry, in Different Truths. Let our pens speak to the worldTo...
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