Being a Desi in America

America has been the crucible, a veritable melting pot, of many cultures. The south Asian community – Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans – are the Desis. They take their...

My Tryst with the Spry Squirrel

An evocative poem about a squirrel, with reference in the Ramayana, exclusively for Different Truths I watched the spry squirrel  scamper away hearing                                          my footfall, its ear turned to...

Animated Joys

An intense woman-centric poem, by Nibedita, wherein she searches her identity, exclusively for Different Truths. They ask me, what do I do the entire day? Their eyes questioning my...