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Here’s a protest poem by Kabir, in Different Truths. Living, a terrible forgotten emotion Knife, helps me think of a nation Tyranny, plans the burden to rise Monotony, imperialist...
Worlds Apart…
There are the tussle and turmoil between the mundane and the noble worlds, in Aishwarya’s verse, in Different Truths. En route this journey of life... through the concrete jungle,...
The Letter
Here’s an intense poem by Olaitan, her last wish to her fellow-beings, wherein she speaks of the Judgment Day, in Different Truths. WhenThe gateOf Jerusalem swallowsMy spirit before dawn, AndThe...
If it is Holi it has to be Gujiya!
In the US, all celebrations are on the weekend, Holi too. Sonali shares the recipe of baked Gujiyas, the traditional sweet pastry that is served during Holi. Though it...
A Poem on Everything that Cuts
An intense poem by Poornima, in Different Truths, that talks of the territorial nature of man, and more Have you seen a marked territory? A border that defines what...
The Cold Winter Night…
A love poem in the backdrop of a cold winter night, by Madhumita, for Different Truths. Wintry night embraces, shivering, frigid and piercing, Lonely in love, my heart hibernates, gelid...
Christmas Delight: Jewel Tutti Frutti Cake with Colourful bits of Fruits
The fairy lights, the Christmas tree, Christmas carol and most importantly the smell of the baked goods wafting in the air. Christmas is incomplete without a fruit cake. There...
Spiritual, not Religious…
Spirituality empowers us, while religious dogmatism blinds us. Kabir finds the former in Durga. She helps us become socially responsive, in the special feature, in Different Truths. I do...
Looking Forward, Looking Back: Durga Puja in my Eyes
Vedatrayee reminisces about Durga Puja and tells us what it means to her, in the special feature, exclusively in Different Truths. I am not very good with dates. So...
Durga, the Matri Shakti
Deeya, a feminist poet, invokes Durga, the Divine Mother, the fountainhead of Shakti (Energy), in an intense poem, as the special feature exclusively for Different Truths. The porous moon...