Hungry - Different Truths

October 12, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem, Special Feature

International Day of the Girl Child

Here’s an evocative and poignant verse by Sarala on International Girl Child’s Day, exclusively in Different Truths. She is a precious stone Value unknown She is a bundle of...

October 9, 2017
Soma Das
People, Place, Travelogue

Backpack to One of the Oldest and Charming Cities of India

Kolkata-based Soma tells us about a backpacking trip to Varanasi and Saranath, exclusively in Different Truths. Well, it’s an easy guess – Varanasi! That evening I checked my watch...

September 25, 2017
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Food, Parenting

Three Healthy Eating Habits you should Indoctrinate in Your Child

Ritambhara cautions us about keeping a close watch at what our children eat and how to ensure healthy eating habits in them, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different...

September 17, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
Cinema, Human Rights, Politics, Terror Attack

A Child murdered in Ryan; Tom Alter Fights Cancer; Sasikala Ousted; Blast in London Tube and Rohingya Refugees

This week, Shail recasts five major events in the week that was in verse. A seven-year-child was brutally murdered in Ryan International School, Gurgaon, actor Tom Alter fights Cancer,...

August 4, 2017
Poornima Laxmeshwar
Poem

Lakshmi: Maid for Each Other!

Poornima talks of two Lakshmis, a Goddess, and a maid. One ever smiling, seated on a throne, while the other, toiling hard, very worried. A poignant poem, in Different...

July 29, 2017
Madhumita Ghosh
Fiction

The Music Room

Here’s an enigmatic and eerie ghost story, by Madhumita, exclusively for Different Truths. There were days and there were nights, one rolling into the other, fading, mingling and engulfing each...

July 2, 2017
Kabir Deb
Poem

Suicides

Here’s a poem on a pertinent socioeconomic issue, suicides by farmers. A protest poem by Kabir, in Different Truths. Peeling off the roots they cry Tears roll and feed...

May 31, 2017
Sarala Balachandran
Poem

Two Cups of Grain…

A powerful poem from Sarala, which depicts the trials, tribulations and the joy of farmers, who starve to feed millions, in Different Truths. Let me write a poem gathering...

April 27, 2017
Bina Pillai
Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

When he did not Turn Over!

The trials and tribulations of bringing up a Special Needs child are severe in India. Other than the problems of grappling with everyday needs of the child, one has...

March 13, 2017
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Health

Cancer: A Viral Truth

Cancer cervix is leading cancer in Indian women and the second most common worldwide. A known cause, HPV ( Human Papilloma Virus), a known mode of spread i.e sexually transmitted...

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