flowers - Different Truths

December 19, 2016
Shalini Samuel
Poem

Why fret for the Bygone Days

The hardships, pain and agony of life, the iceberg of death, creates the need to escape from its clutches. Shalini achieves it, in this verse, in Different Truths. Yes I have...

December 12, 2016
Shristi Nangalia
Architecture

How do Indoor Plants help us Mitigate the Sick Building Syndrome?

Plants bring life and colour into the building; an outdoor connection much required for any inward looking home or built space. Regardless of the design style, houseplants blend seamlessly in every...

December 7, 2016
Lily Swarn
Relationship & Lifestyle, Travel & Food

Returning to the Roots: A Slice of Life in Picture-perfect Chandigarh

Chandigarh was Nehru’s vision for a replacement for Lahore as the capital of the newly halved Punjab after partition. It is was carved out by joining 50 villages. It has...

November 14, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

The Life and Times of an Unknown Flower Seller and a Spirit Healer, Banumathy

At 45 years, Banumathy is grandmother of seven grandchildren. A native of Madurai is one of a kind. She is not just a flower seller; she is a spirit healer,...

September 17, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Short Story

To be a Bride Again!

Whenever a girl is dressed like a bride, she is sent away. First, from her parent’s home. And, the next time, for her final journey. The protagonist says, “I am...

September 13, 2016
Dr. Krishna Hota
Heritage, Religion

Conserving Nature and the Flora are Integral to the Hindu Mind: Managing Biodiversity- V

Hindus have traditionally respected Nature: trees, rocks, sea, river, air and soil, the earth, planets, sun, moon, the natural habitat as divine. Many plants and trees like Tusli, Bel, Vat, Peepul,...

September 13, 2016
Nilakshi Roy
Poem

The Hurt Wall

Our feelings are trapped within us. Neelakshi asks if hurt could be hung on the wall and displayed, in this poignant verse, exclusively for Different Truths. Can you hang up...

September 5, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
Gender, People

The Life of a Flower Seller on the Streets of Chennai

Life isn’t rosy for Hamsa, a 60-year- old flower seller on a street of Chennai. Unlettered, she is at times cheated by some customers. She educated her three daughters and...

August 20, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Short Story

Red Lilies

A young couple met Samuel Patrick on a rainy Saturday morning. A middle aged man, he looked harried and lost. He was reasonably well-dressed and had a bunch of...

June 9, 2016
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Poem

The Age of Seasons

Sudeshna celebrates nature through the myriad moods of seasons in these verses. Spring Young shoots spruce up dressed ...

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