Dr. Sunil Sharma

A humble word-worshipper: catcher of elusive sounds, meanings and images. Published 27 creative and critical books--- joint and solo. A winner of, among others, the Panorama Golden Globe Award-2023, and, Nissim Award for Excellence-2022 for the novel Minotaur. His poems were included in the prestigious UN project: Happiness: The
Delight-Tree: An Anthology of Contemporary International Poetry, 2015.
Editor of the monthly Setu journal (English):

December 20, 2021
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Short Story

Of a Cheshire Cat, Alice, and a Few Takeaways

Dr. Sunil pens a literary fiction inspired by Alice. He retells it in the contemporary context. Here’s the lead of a three-week long theme on stories. A Special Feature exclusively...

August 26, 2021
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Poem

Afghanistan: In the Name of Power

The political turmoil in Afghanistan, fear, deaths, and exodus, is voiced in this poem, by Sunil, exclusively for Different Truths. The elected left. System collapsed. There is smoke outside...

June 3, 2021
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Poem

Meditating Autumn

A poet and a photographer, Sunil and Rob, celebrate the beauty of nature to create two photo-poems together, exclusively for Different Truths. The mix of light and gloom, fragility...

May 15, 2021
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Poem

Infernos Burn Slow and Long Here

Here is an angry poem, by Dr. Sunil. He is enraged at the plight of the people dying in hordes and utter neglect in this pandemic. An exclusive for...

May 13, 2021
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Poem, Special Feature

Of Paper Boats, Native Roots

Paper boats are a symbol of the journey through time, for Dr. Sunil, who connects with Tagore. A tribute to the Bard, a special feature, exclusively for Different Truths....

May 5, 2021
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Pandemic, Poem, Politics

Black Paintings, Goya, in the Post-truth Age

A poem that deals with politics and pandemic, by Dr Sunil, exclusively for Different Truths. They are talking of Goya sitting in the circular study lined with his works,...

April 27, 2021
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Pandemic, Poem

Pathologies: Pandemic, Policies, Prayers

An evocative poem on the Pandemic, with a great sweep and depth, by Sunil, exclusively for Different Truths. A collection of a pulse oximeter, a thermometer, and a vaporizer....

February 15, 2021
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Pandemic, Poem

Lockdown Effect: Two Vignettes

Two evocative poems, by Sunil, on the pandemic, exclusively for Different Truths. #1: This street, That street a street awash in the orange light of the masthead lamp;...

November 19, 2020
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Poem

Seen/Unseen Aspects

An image of an everyday mundane happening, by Sunil, exclusively for Different Truths. Few ripe green grapesmango slices and orangesall – sticking out of a yellow custardkept in a...

November 4, 2020
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Poem

Behind the Bars

Sunil talks about the caged life in a metropolis and the wish to break the fetters to merge with nature. An exclusive for Different Truths. A tiny totlooks at...

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