A Child Lost in his Special World
The pain and agony of a mother of of a child with autism, crushed by the pressures of her life, takes a grim toll. Tapati recounts a heart-wrenching account,...
Makar Sankranti: A Pan-Indian Solar Festival Celebrating Bounty
Makar Sankranti is an important pan-Indian solar festival, known by different names. It is known as Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Pedda Panduga in Andhra Pradesh, Bihu in Assam, Magha...
Garden
Elsy tells us about a woman – perhaps any woman – who plants a secret in the garden and soul. The garden blooms. An evocative poem for Different Truths. She...
Lamenting Voices
A poignant, evocative and inward looking poem by Nikita. As I woke up today, to an Alarm Clock, bustling noise of the city, of people running for work, of...
The Ultimate
A sensuous and erotic poem by Amrinder, for Different Truths. Soaring of passions like Powerful winged birds. A cataract of pleasure Cascading over flesh. Grim determined pursuits Without civilised...
Rabindranath Tagore: An Inspiration in Art
Sudhi Ranjan pays his tribute to Tagore, tells us about the Poet-Painter’s concept of art and how the Alpana art of Santiniketan, influenced his work, as a Special...
Mental Suffering
Alienation adds to the turmoil and mental sufferings of a person. The contrast of the chirping birds with a bleeding heart is rooted in the legacy of romanticism. A sensitive...
Spiritual, not Religious…
Spirituality empowers us, while religious dogmatism blinds us. Kabir finds the former in Durga. She helps us become socially responsive, in the special feature, in Different Truths. I do...
The Perfect Poem
Here’s a poignant nature poem by Elsy, in Different Truths. To me, that tree is the perfect poem for all moods, all seasons. In Spring she wears scented blooms,...
Confessions of a Bird Lover
Dr Swaraj, an ardent nature lover, takes us on a journey of a bird lover’s wows and woes, exclusively for Different Truths. Confession # 1: The beginnings: When silence led to...