sister - Different Truths

January 9, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Broken and Lonely, Raju, the Vegetable Seller, Loves Crows

Thirty-six-year-old Raju, a vegetable seller, is lonely and broken. He was blamed for theft by his cousin, who was later caught red–handed, and lost his job. His wife was poisoned...

December 17, 2016
Anumita Roy
Crime, Potpourri

Christmas Grinch might steal Gifts, but Never the Festive Joy!

Dr. Suess’s Grinch and the Grinches of today are mean and are thieves too. They steal Christmas presents and decorations. There has been a series of robberies in a certain neighborhood....

December 5, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Poem

Philomel

A poetic dialogue by Maya about the clandestine life in the post-social site world. The kiss-and-tell truth of the now generation, where lust is not only lived but flaunted...

September 26, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

A Modest Auto Driver, Narayan, Dreams Big!

Shail profiles a reticent, young auto driver, Narayan. He is soft-spoken and has good values. Though doing a small job, he has his eyes set of the goals of his...

June 17, 2016
Anumita Roy
Potpourri

A Letter to my Younger Sister about our Father

Anumita, in her letter to Bon (younger sister), talks about their life and times with their Baba (father). The author moves from the present to the past, reminiscing their childhood...

May 13, 2016
Ritamvara Bhattacharya
Potpourri

Ritamvara aka the mountain girl, writes from a darling’s heart, Darjeeling (India). In her intense and sensuous piece, a reflective prose-poem, she yearns union with the Himalayas. She writes for the...

May 10, 2016
Ritamvara Bhattacharya
Poem

Vaginas don’t have Homes/Dream of Apples

Two sisters, Dishani Roy and Ritamvara Bhattacharya, compose poems in sync. Here’s a jugalbandi of two intense poets and their poetry of protest. A Different Truths exclusive. Vaginas don’t have...

February 27, 2016
Ampat Varghese Koshy
Poem

You are my Country

Claims and counter-claims have muddled the distinction between patriots and anti-nationals. In the wake of the JNU controversy, allegations are flowing thick and fast. Here’s a poem by a citizen-poet, Dr...

January 8, 2016
Arindam Roy
Potpourri

Saintly Vijayan!

In his over three-decade journey as a journalist, Arindam shows us the many faces of newsrooms in India, at the turn of the Millennium. He calls this series, ‘The...

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