And a Chipko is Born…
Humourist Soumya tells us how a Chipko was born in their home. He shares the experiences with a young girl from the hills and her love for nature, weeds,...
Contradictory Shuffle of Planets
The tussle between Karma and destiny decided by planetary positions has been explored and exposed in this poem, by Mamta. It’s a powerful social commentary, in Different Truths. Gaining...
Let Us Talk About Rape
Rape is not just sex. It’s about control and power. Payal takes a hard look rape, its survivors and suggests viable solutions to this problem, in the weekly column,...
Rain, Rain, go Away…
This ‘season of discontent’ seems to be perennial in some people’s lives. They are the kill-joys who squash our enthusiasm with their expectations of gloom and doom. Their blame...
Ten Selected Poems of Prof. Pushpita Awasthi from Echoes in the Earth
Here are ten selected poems of Prof. Pushpita Awasthi, selected by her, in the Book Extract, from her book, Echoes in the Earth (2016) this week. A Different Truths...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Anxiety and Joy – XXXI
Nilanjana recounts the story of Krishna’s birth, the baby swapping, celebrations in Gokul and the evil counsel of Kamsa’s ministers, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. A...
The Lament of Nature
A poignant verse about the lament of nature by Tribhawan. Here’s a protest poem, in Different Truths Mother assimilates cloud’s offerings The womb delivers nature’s bounty Hope rejoices...
The Journey from the Garden to the Cup
Tea has been variously called the drink of the winners, the elixir of life, a divine herb, liquid wisdom, cup of happiness, joy, love; a friend, a healer, a...
Anusara Yoga Believes we are part of the Divine and Supreme Consciousness
The art of Anusara Yoga is a co-participation with the Supreme – not of domination, subjugation or control of Nature. The poses are considered to be heart-oriented, meaning that...
Do not Explore, just Ecoplore: Change the way you Holiday, for Mother Earth
Mahima, a Delhi-based freelance journalist gives us a sneak-peek of Ecoplore, which promotes eco-tourism, on World Environment Day, as Special Feature, exclusively on Different Truths. My esteemed readers, on...