Author Archives: Docpoet

Many years ago, as a young physician I read something that created an indelible impression The author had put forth strong arguments For all doctors to consider writing, this intensified my intent To start writing one day, once enough experiences I had accumulated I wanted my word to have value, in retrospect I should notContinue reading “Doctors wield the pen”

I have been doing this my entire life but only learnt today That linguistic code-switching is the name given to the way In which most Indians like me tend to communicate Using a mixture of Hindi and English to convey in a manner adequate Our message- words and phrases of one language assimilate With theContinue reading “Code Switching, Hinglish speaking”

I was ambitious and I hoped my unbridled ambition Would propel me towards a successful position In life and in society, motivate me to achieve Excellence in what I did, I sincerely did believe That ambition would be the most powerful driving force That would keep me focused and on the right course I naivelyContinue reading “Ambition Lost”

Why am I embroiled in a futile search on the internet The answers I am looking for, I am not going to get When consumed by self-doubt and despondency Why do I think the internet would give me Solutions or positive reinforcement of some kind The more I browse, the more depressing content I amContinue reading “Get offline”

When you start meeting people outside your community At first you are surprised by what you see The differences in cultural norms astound you All you notice are distinctions around you You view others with mild disbelief, unable to understand How their lives are so different from yours in another land Out of curiosity youContinue reading “More similar than different”

Your work will never love you back, they say Yet many of us go on “loving” our work every day To the exclusion of everything else in our lives If we did not love what we did, how would we thrive In the professional world, and in the personal too Because our lives are reflectionsContinue reading “Does your work love you back?”

Sometimes the monotony of life is such That I just keep drifting, without caring much The never-wavering routine seems inane My enthusiasm for life and work seems to wane There is nothing I can actually “do” to switch things up So I lean back on what reliably fills my cup- I wake up my imagination,Continue reading “Imaginary characters”

I write about reading books all the time, but I just read a really great one today. As I reflected on how reading a good book makes me feel, I realized how fortunate I am to have my need to read met easily through a public library. Growing up I did not always have accessContinue reading “Good books needed..”

When I look around me, it seems “othering” has become An all-pervasive, grave problem that must be overcome * In a hyperconnected world we should have been more unified Instead, the rise of social media has our differences magnified How are we regressing towards being tribalistic Our progressive civilization is acquiring traits atavistic Intuitively IContinue reading “Othering”

There’s a war going on in my country that has overshadowed everything That’s all people associate with my nation, but if I can bring An Olympic medal home, that would be a victory Not just for me but for my war-ravaged country I cannot change politics, I cannot stop the senseless war But I canContinue reading “To go for the Olympic Gold”

When you told me not to do something a certain way I was confused, I had no reference to comprehend anyway What your motivation or reasoning happened to be That you were being unreasonable is all I could see Other parents did not curb the freedom of their daughters the way you wanted to IContinue reading “Daughter of an immigrant..”

Let me give myself a pep talk So that I can face my biggest roadblock * Why am I not making progress I am afraid, I must confess It is as if I seem to fear Fear itself, therefore I adhere To old beliefs that feel “safe” to me Beyond my fear, I am afraidContinue reading “Fear”