• December 7, 2023
  • Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh

The Silver Bowl

Ruchira reminisces about a silver set for a cousin’s wedding, many moons ago, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. Looking back now, I am inclined to believe...
  • October 12, 2023
  • Sailasree Potay

Misfit

A sense of belongingness keeps us rooted. Some people, though present physically in this world are absent mentally. They are the misfits, feels, Sailasree, in this verse, in Different...
  • September 18, 2023
  • Anoucheka Gangabissoon

Madness

A protest poem and a poignant verse by Anoucheka, in Different Truths. Man is mad, So it would seem He births exalts at it Enjoys, uses, and even abuses...
  • September 4, 2023
  • Mamta Joshi

Time for Retiral

Retirement calls for many adjustments in life. Mamta celebrates it in verse, for Different Truths. The shrill alarm bellThe acid refluxOf tightrope walkOf panic hasteDays, months, yearsAt home and...
  • April 20, 2023
  • Harsh Vardhan 'Samrat'

Who will Save Sati?

Here’s a poem based on a true story on how Harsh saved a woman from being burnt alive in the name of a superstitious ritual named ‘Sati Pratha’ that...
  • March 16, 2023
  • Nanditaa Bannerjee

Not the Last Meeting

Nandita is in conversation with a loved person, in an evocative poem, for Different Truths. ‘This is not the last meeting’ Goes the lyrics of a song At every...
  • February 2, 2023
  • Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar

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...