Did I even like blue?

As the sky turned purple,the moment day meets night,I waited for you, my dear,under the broken streetlight,my mind drifted with the wind,to the day I first saw you,In the fine three-piece suitmade your eyes a deeper blueand your wife on your arm,not a hair out of place,she enthralled the whole room,with a queen’s regal grace,You…

Would you judge a doctor by their appearance?

Doctors are humans first, physicians second. If you saw your doctor in a bar or a restaurant holding a drink, would that cause you to question them? If you saw your gynecologist on a lovely beach in Bali, wearing a bikini, would that make you rethink her competence as a physician? I have always been…

Poetry Published!

Excited to share that my poetry was published in the popular Art and Travel magazine, Synchronized Chaos! I’ve shared the link below, do give it a read! Thank you for all the support and encouragement. I would never have the courage to share my work if it weren’t for your constant motivation. Shruti Iyer conveys…

The day I said goodbye

Never did I imagine,this day would come,But I knew,I just knewIt was time to say goodbye,On the last day of that July.~As I sat,Tied to those machines,I longed to be free,and just be,To breathe in the salty air,And watch the sun dissolve into the sea,Like the sugar cube that melts into my tea.~But I couldn’t…

7 Things you can do when lockdown gets overwhelming

We are all in an unprecedented situation. Jobs have been lost, natural disaster has struck in many areas, businesses are plummeting, people are falling ill and there is an air of fear and mistrust. And when the bad things pile up, naturally it can get quite overwhelming, regardless of how much we have been affected…

The journey from skeptic to Swiftie

“Time, mystical time, cutting me up and then healing me fine.Time, wondrous time, gave me the blues and then purple pink skies” I first listened to Taylor Swift as a ten-year-old who loved everything Disney. With tracks of High School Musical and Hannah Montana constantly on repeat on my iPod, I stumbled upon ‘Love Story’….

Why You Need To Pay Attention To Chronic Stress (And 4 Ways You Can Fight It)

Hey all, my article on ‘chronic stress and how to manage it’ was published in the popular mental health website Blunt Therapy. Do check it out at https://www.blunt-therapy.com/pay-attention-to-chronic-stress/ and share. This website aims to make conversations about mental health easy and accessible to everyone. It includes curated articles from established and qualified authors dealing with…