Humanity - Different Truths

October 20, 2022
Farah Siddiqui M
Poem

My Soul Twirls

Farah is pained by the poverty and squalor on streets. She voices it in this verse. My soul twirls and faces mistreatment Whenever I glimpse life, living on the street Patchy clothes, torn blankets,...

October 6, 2022
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem, Religion, Special Feature

The Supernova

Lopamudra’s dedication to the icon of Goddess Durga, the creative feminine force at the core of our religious, cultural and mythological milieu, is a poem that attempts to transcend...

September 9, 2022
Amrita Valan
Poem

Fallen

An evocative poem by Amrita, exclusively for Different Truths. “Taranamah”, the stellar directory Hark-Ye charted his course by, made a spectacular error! A once in zillennium parabolic curve, That...

June 28, 2022
Prof. Swaraj Raj
Cover Story, Ecology, Environment, People, Place

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...

March 12, 2022
Different Truths Poets
Poem, Special Feature

An Anthology of Poems Celebrating Womanhood

We are pleased to present An Anthology of Poems Celebrating Womanhood, as part of the International Women’s Day (IWD) Theme that we, in Different Truths are featuring, spread over three days,...

March 10, 2022
Amidha Porter
Books, Gender

A Country Between Worlds

Amidha was amazed to think that Stephanie would, after this first book, Bread of Angels, return not to Syria – we know what tragedy is transforming that ancient culture beyond...

March 8, 2022
Michele Baron
Gender, Special Feature

chains, choices, chances, change … considering Women’s Day

A newborn does not care about the mother’s credentials, caste, class, culture, creed or colour — only that the mother’s arms are strong, her hands supportive and gentle, that there is...

March 8, 2022
Dr. Brajesh Kumar Gupta
Gender, Special Feature

African Women and Colonisation

Many of the approaches used to analyse African colonial politics, economies, societies, and cultures were often gender-blind and tended to ignore women’s lives, experiences, contributions, voices, perceptions, representations, and struggles....

August 12, 2021
Shernaz Wadia
Poem

Volcanoes: A Dormant Scream of the Oppressed

A social commentary and a powerful protest poem, by Shernaz, exclusively for Different Truths. there is this scream dormant, suppressed in the collective psyche of the oppressed ...

July 29, 2021
Gauri Dixit
Book Review, Special Feature

The Inspiring Story of the African American, George Washington Carver

Veena Gavankar came across the English biography, George Washington Carver, an African American agriculturist, botanist, inventor and environmentalist, written by Shirley Graham and George Lipscomb. She was fascinated with...

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