• January 15, 2019
  • Sarala Balachandran

Oh, this Beer …

Sarala tells us about the plight of an alcoholic, who lost everything to his beer, in the verse, for Different Truths. I curse myself every day  Why I started...
  • August 18, 2018
  • Sarala Balachandran

The Forgotten Melodies…

An evocative poem by Sarala about the curse of dementia, exclusively for Different Truths. He sits alone on a chair  Looking lost in his own world  He does not...
  • June 22, 2018
  • Sarala Balachandran

Alienation

A poem about depression among women by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. Why was Sheila alienated From the society? Give me an answer! This mental health disorder Are gripping...
  • June 18, 2018
  • Sarala Balachandran

Oh Woman!

A woman-centric and a protest poem by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. Your eyes  Vast Blue River  Full of sweet dreams! Your eyebrows  Arched like a soft bow! Your...
  • June 13, 2018
  • Sarala Balachandran

Break Those Shackles

A protest poem where there is liberation in death, where one breaks the shackles of caste and colour, by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. Oh! Let me break those shackles ...
  • June 8, 2018
  • Sarala Balachandran

Her Burning Heart…

The pain and agony of a mother in an old age home has been evocatively portrayed, by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. Behind that burning candle  There stands a...