Now…
An enigmatic love poem, by Rajashree, exclusively for Different Truths. Now ... Everything around appears motionless, I stand as a statue in impenetrable darkness, Who knows how long? I...
And I Lied…
An intense and passionate poem, by Meenakshi, that challenges social institutions, including marriage, exclusively for Different Truths. When did these lies start? Probably when the biscuits in the tin...
A Gold Watch of the Bishop, a Stick of the Gardener and the Train
A Bishop had blamed the son of the gardener for stealing his gold wristwatch. The gardener too had beaten his son blue-black. Was the boy a thief? A story...
Of Pizzas and Governance
Hemashri likens the money back Pizza policy of Domino’s to the government departments. Sadly, no one is accountable for the huge delays – in some cases to nearly 100...
The Price of Life
Here’s an evocative real-life account of the survivors during the partition, in 1947. A little lad was celebrating the survival of his mother and him, dancing the Bhangra –...
Southern Expansion Dream of Modi-Shah Fizzles Out
Modi and Shah have been treating themselves as the first among the equals. Party sources even maintain that, barring four or five leaders, none dares to speak out on...
An eAnthology of Poems on Autism
Autism: An Advocacy Initiative is a campaign programme of this webzine. We present an eAnthology of Poems, wherein 42 poets, with as many poems, spread across 19 nations [India...
Equality has to be the Basis of Future Indo-Nepal Relations: India Cannot Take Neighbours for Granted any More
Indo-Nepal relationship received a body blow with the blockade of Nepal, apparently by the Madhesis or people of Indian origin inhabiting the Terai region of Nepal. During the four-and-a-half...
Corbyn is Best Placed to Win Next Elections: British Left Must Maintain Unity to Ensure the Process
Millions of people are invested in the idea of a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government. That raises a new challenge — how to maintain and strengthen the unity of the...