Clarion Call
A patriotic poem that covers the entire gamut of history and social realities by Shalini, in Different Truths. Mother India’s clarion call to her tenants,Divided by caste you were,...
Lost Moments / A Caring Heart
Here are two poems by Shalini. In Lost Moments, she points out the futility of debates when we should pause and admire its beauty instead. Her second poem, A...
Roar Woman, Roar like a Lioness!
Nikita talks about self-love and tells women to seek their true selves instead of slaving for others or worrying what-will- they-say. She begins with herself in the stream of consciousness...
Reminiscences!
An inward-looking poem about hurt and healing, by Sonali, exclusively for Different Truths. Mountains melt and down it comes where we meet,Struggling feet defend themselves from consuming into the...
Pain and Pleasure
An evocative erotic love poem by Meenakshi, exclusively for Different Truths. I feel your stubble on my cheek Your breath on my neck is warm Your bite on my...
How to Handle Success?
To most of us, success hits us on the head like a mighty blow. We are not hurt but we reach a high, which is close to insanity. We...
Milk Man Yogi Cannot Smell Coffee
There are cow-ambulances to take hurt cattle to hospital. But ‘man’? His daughter gets gang-raped by people linked to a Yogi MLA and allegedly by the MLA, too, and...