Poetry - Different Truths

December 11, 2024
Dr Amitabh Mitra
Memoir, Poem

A Strange Cocktail: Poetry and Scotch with Khushwant Singh in Bhutan

Dr Amitabh’s memoir explores a profound encounter with literary giant Khushwant Singh and others in the Himalayas, highlighting the lasting impact of Singh’s words, exclusively for Different Truths. Khushwant...

November 30, 2024
Dr Sharmila Ray
Book Review, Poem

The Love of Language and the Power of Poetry

Dr Sharmila reviews Raja Chakraborty’s The 6.15 Train, a collection of poems that offers a unique perspective on perception, skill, and the human psyche for Different Truths. Raja Chakraborty’s The...

October 26, 2024
Hema Ravi
Book Review, Poem

Tanka Poetry and Social Commentary: A Powerful Combination

Hema reviews Dr Pravat Kumar Padhy’s tanka poem, I am a Woman, exclusively for Different Truths, highlighting its poignant exploration of women’s struggles and resilience. ‘Dedicated to all women...

July 30, 2024
Dr Ashok Kumar Verma
Poem

Love towards Poetry

Here’s a poem by Ashok on his love for poetry, in Different Truths. Poetryisjoy forever It’slove increasesday by day It isnot useless Itblessedhappinesscrown for the soul Every day poetTryComposeimmortal...

June 19, 2024
Azam Gill
Cover Story, Religion, Riots & Violence

Pakistan’s Communal Violence: Redundance of Orchards and Poetry

Azam discusses violence against Pakistan’s Christian minority, urging Muslim scholars to promote religious tolerance and dialogue through symbolic gestures, exclusively for Different Truths. Violence and bigotry bide their time...

April 16, 2024
Deeya Bhattacharya
Poem

Missing on a Weekend

A bold prose-poem of Deeya, in Different Truths, set in the urban settings and sensibilities of the 21st century. Weekends are subterfuges in love, desire, pain. They are the extra...

November 16, 2023
Santosh Bakaya
Poem

She

Santosh talks about the many shades and hues of a woman. Ah she comes, she comes, a song she hums Rising above the cacophony of war drums How she...

September 11, 2023
Arindam Roy
Cover Story, Criticism, Profile, Tribute

Jayanta Mahapatra’s Poetry on the Interconnectedness of All Life

Jayanta Mahapatra, an Odia poet, and former physics teacher significantly influenced Indian literature with his poignant poetry on themes of destitution, poverty, and the human condition, blending scientific precision...

August 27, 2023
Urna Bose
Criticism, Interview, Poem

Jayanta Mahapatra: A Life in Poetry, 1928-2023

On Sunday, Jayanta Mahapatra (1928–2023), a poet and literary figure of international renown, passed away at the age of 95 while receiving medical care at SCB Medical College and...

August 7, 2023
Aryama Bhattacharya
Criticism, Poem

Welcome to the Wasteland: Kolatkar and the Anti-aesthetic

Aryama explores Kolatkar’s poetry, exploring waste and marginality, challenging insignificance, and embracing newness in ordinary and discarded forms, exclusively for Different Truths. “The flies the putrid belly buzzed about,...

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