poem - Different Truths

March 20, 2017
Anoucheka Gangabissoon
Poem

Submission to Life

In this poem, Anoucheka, moves from the mundane, world of everyday existence, over which we have little control. She explores the higher meanings of life, of God and consciousness,...

March 19, 2017
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Poem

Be the Gentlemen

Vatsala finds the brute strength of men, when they are crass or gross, unacceptable. She asks them to be the gentleman and fulfil the divine design. Here’s the poem,...

March 16, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Criticism, History & Culture

To Urdu, with Love from Allahabad

Urdu has been an integral part of Allahabad’s vernacular heritage. The Ganga-Jamuni tahzeeb (culture) gets its name from the city of two rivers, Ganga and Yamuna, where these confluence...

March 14, 2017
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy, People, Religion

Children of Hope: Face to Face with Dalai Lama

Eswar reminisces meeting His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama for the first time. He recalls the deep reverence among the Tibetan people for their religious leader. Read more about...

March 4, 2017
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Poem

From a Woman’s Heart

In this verse, Vatsala tells us what it means to be a woman. She talks of the heart of the fairer sex, searching what love means. A sensitive and sensuous...

February 24, 2017
Sarika Sarkar Das
Food

Celebrate Love with Rice Chocolate Cupcakes!

Sarika tells us how she was born two months too soon to share her birthday with St. Valentine. The author reminisces and romances her birthday celebrations, the simple joys,...

February 19, 2017
Alok Mishra
Cover Story

Moon of my Trembling Stars

A love poem by Alok that operates at many levels. He transcends from the personal to the universal. In the tradition of the Sufi poets, the verse deals with...

January 29, 2017
Monika Arora
Poem

She Never Saw Him Again

An evocative love poem of loss and remembrances, by Monika, for Different Truths. She never saw him again Their love was very brief They couldn’t be together And this...

January 14, 2017
Maya Khandelwal
Poem

I Wanna

A soulful love poem by Maya, for Different Truths. I wanna kick up the heels! I wanna have full moon nights with You my love. I wanna have some...

January 6, 2017
Bruce Louis Dodson
Poem

Postcard from Nepal – Mount Kailash

An evocative poem that’s more like a prayer to Lord Shiva, by Bruce, for Different Truths. The climb is more than is imagined Higher than the Sherpas dare to...

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