blood - Different Truths

July 11, 2024
Mamta Joshi
Poem

The Altitude of Love Sublime

A poignant and intense love poem from Mamta, for Different Truths. In spaces long ago Among lush, verdant hills A loving mother usheredHer son, a fetching groomHis shy blushing...

May 30, 2024
Ayub Khawar
Poem

Another Verse between Me and My Poem

Amidst harsh cruelty and metaphors of violence, the poet, and his poem are split apart, in this verse by Ayub, exclusively for Different Truths. In the yellow muddled morn,Thinking...

March 18, 2024
Tapati Sinha
Short Story, Special Feature, Special Needs

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,...

December 21, 2023
Bhawini Tripathi
Poem

Dusk

Bhawini talks of nature and the ebb of life in this poignant sad poem. Cracked near the dusty mountains,As the weary sun does bleedMy heart sobs out,Its music much...

November 29, 2023
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

I can not Celebrate you

An intense poem by Deeya that braids alienation and love. I can’t celebrate youScraps of junk you rotin my mind – the sudden stab in my ribsdoesn’t bleed through...

September 12, 2023
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

Scream

This poem of Lopamudra is her strong protest in solidarity with the children/infants, who have suffered the onslaught of rape and sexual abuse. Come to me, moondrop, in your clots...

June 9, 2023
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

Escapado

An intense poem by Deeya. (From the Anthology The Rainbow Hues) Orange brawls and nude brownsVie, ripened sheaths of cornover the harvest stockmind’s harvesting complete, yellowaslant rays I wing...

May 1, 2023
Atrayee Bhattacharya
Fiction, Short Story, Special Feature

Kabuliwala of the Eden Gardens

As an homage to Tagore, Atrayee writes a modern version of Kabuliwala. This Mini’s world is that of crayons, TV, Cricket matches, and more. But, the echoes of...

April 18, 2023
Joyce Yarrow
Poem

Avatar

A surrealist poem by Joyce, where realities, dreams and painting mix and merge. Inside the screen the stairswere a radioactive blueleading up to a bright worldthat made the chips...

April 5, 2023
Kabir Deb
Poem

Processing

Here’s a protest poem by Kabir, in Different Truths. Living, a terrible forgotten emotion Knife, helps me think of a nation Tyranny, plans the burden to rise Monotony, imperialist...

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