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Growing up, I always took pride in operating like a robot. Emotions felt unnecessary and quite frankly, a waste of time. 2023 changed...

It's been a little over a week since I completed my 1st semester of an engineering degree. As a physician transitioning into biomedical...

Every once in a while, I meet some beautiful humans who give me a glimpse of themselves. These people are busy with their lives most...

A year ago, I made a promise to myself. Life, as I knew it, was changing. Different priorities, different challenges, and different...

"It doesn't hurt anymore." "...and how do you feel about it?" "I don't feel sad or happy. I feel nothing." "Isn't that a good thing?"...

"Will you ever forgive me?" "Can you give back my life? All those lost years. Can you erase my scars? Those painful reminders. Can you...

I looked into his eyes, With a distorted sense of reality, His innocent eyes, Gazed back into my soul, As if burning away my sins, His...

"Look at yourself. You look pathetic." "Do I, though?" as he slowly kisses the back of his blood-soaked palm. "I can't believe you did...

I've often wondered why the horrific image of cancer on cigarette and pan masala/ gutka packets doesn't deter the consumers from...

01/05/2021 to 30/04/2022. This one year of internship has changed my life. I did expect this but a change of this magnitude, wow. I spent...

I spent my last 15 days in the department of Psychiatry. It takes enormous courage to come for a psychiatric consultation. One of the...

"Ladkion ke zada chul machti hai" "Ladkian bas shakal dikha ke pass ho jati hain." "Tum to ladki ho, gynaecologist hi banogi." "Are wo...

"Do you remember me?" "I wish I was capable of forgetting." "So you remember the curse that you bear." "Yes." "And the killings of the...

"You taught me how to fly, then cut my wings as I soared in the sky." "I am sorry, I didn't mean to." "Your apologies. That's all I get...

I've always despised running away. Why can't I face those adversities head on? Lately, this idea seems to be flawed. Maybe I am choosing...

"The disease, it's spreading." "How much?" "I am more of the disease and less of myself."

Every communal incident brings to light an even deeper problem. The people who support it, all across the country. Possibly, they were...

Let me dance, to this cacophony. I'll place my feet elegantly, sway my arms swiftly, arch my back gently, submitting myself to this...

"You see, my dear boy, I am not meant to be caged." "No. Wh...why do you get to choose that?" "This world needs me, don't you think?...

Pediatric ICU drowns you into a cocktail of emotions. The sweetest children, gasping for their breaths, screaming in pain. What did they...