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...
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...
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...
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,...
Adil Jussawalla: An Outsider’s Journey through Poetry and Homelessness
Adil Jussawalla, an Indian poet with a complex background and a distinctive voice, defies categorisation and is instrumental in moulding the poetry of an entire generation. He reveals unknown...
K3 Chapter Launched Amongst Discussions, Poetry, and Songs
Kavya Kumbh Kolkata (K3), the first of the many chapters, was launched in Kolkata amongst camaraderie, discussions, poetry, and songs, at the ICCR Library, on Saturday, May 20 —...
Magic Dust
Here’s an anti-war poem, by Mitali, that celebrates poetry. An exclusive for Different Truths. Naked words sear truths across the universe melting swords dripping venom and blood. The Truth...
Why My Father Swam?
Joyce tells us about a father-daughter relationship in this poem. An exclusive for Different Truths. impossible to solvethe riddle of why his mothergave him to the nunstheir faded eyebrowspinched...
May Light Precede Footsteps
Anumita talks about Saptapadi(1). The groom leads three circumambulations around the fire but from the fourth, the bride leads. Seven vows unite them for seven lives. May your light precede...
How Music Saved My Life!
Those were the days of Hippie movement and flower children. While life and living seemed gloomy, music was the much needed panacea. Here’s a personal account how of music saved...