• March 19, 2017
  • Vatsala Radhakeesoon

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 18, 2017
  • Shalini Samuel

Earthly Life

Life has been likened with journeys. Here Shalini compares the voyage of life with a train journey, in Different Truths. Who is the engine driver? Have you seen him?...
  • March 14, 2017
  • Nilakshi Roy

Us, just us

Here’s an evocative love poem by Nilakshi, as we celebrate the season of fertility and bounty, with the festival of colours, in Different Truths. Will there be a time ...
  • March 13, 2017
  • Dr. Tripti Sharan

Cancer: A Viral Truth

Cancer cervix is leading cancer in Indian women and the second most common worldwide.  A known cause, HPV ( Human Papilloma Virus), a known mode of spread i.e sexually transmitted...
  • March 11, 2017
  • Luz Maria Lopez

Child-bride

Here’s a poem by Luz María. She dedicates it to the child-brides for their suffering is a shame to humanity. the full morning was sunless, like a premonition at...
  • March 10, 2017
  • Sarika Sarkar Das

Of Holi Reminisces and Cool Thandai!

Holi is about fun, frolic, and naughtiness. Sarika reminisces about Holi celebrations, in her Pune hostel and shares the recipe of Thandai, without which Holi is incomplete. Here’s the recipe, in...

The New Women Poets

Women theorists agree that the literature of women depends on biological, social, psychological facts that govern her existence. In fact, if one is asked to name a single most characteristic feature...