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Nearly two decades ago when I came to this country, I was unprepared and unplanned. Consider my naivety of not knowing what it takes to travel to a foreign land or my enthusiasm to get out of a place that interferes into my personal matters on pretext of love, none to disgrace my failures forContinue reading “Freedom”

When I married youI thought love was trueBut the moment you threwA wet towel impromptuOnto a bed, clean and newAt that moment I knewThere’s nothing I could doThough I gawked, you’d no clue When I hear you snoreI hadn’t ever that loud beforeNot that I am going to deploreYour nose is playful to exploreGives meContinue reading “Dear Husband…”

I was bornNot with a silver spoonNor with a crownThere was a charmAs I was taught to be free I grew upWith lot of doubtNone to supportThere was still magicAs I was meant to be I worked hardProved my mettleStepped up the gameThere were sweet successesAs I became a mystery I raised my ownJust likeContinue reading “Quotidian Blessing”

“When you learn, teach. When you get, give.” — Maya Angelou. It has been a rough year and this is my way of paying it forward to those that need. My first podcast about my wavering career and educational choices, and still being able to stay true to the nucleus of my survival and success.Continue reading “Wavering Career Choices”

He was a very dutiful father. And raised beautiful daughters and did all that he could to elevate his small family. There must have been a million hardships but the moment he came home from work, he was relieved and had nothing but relief and smiles. But when time came to get his daughters married,Continue reading “The Story of a Father”

Before you read what I have to write, you must know that I speak the Telugu dialect from Telangana. And for virtue of being raised in Hyderabad, my spoken Telugu is an amalgamation of Urdu, the convent English from school education, and of course my mother tongue, ‘the’ Telangana Telugu. My parents were born andContinue reading “Saranga Dariya”

Often called a waste or barren landWorthless without a child or twoIf you just see a sweet, smiling faceHow would you know what they go through?It is not a curse of the GodsPerhaps just a matter of good luckTime ticks by and it’s still the sameWhat can you ever say that’s awestruck?Science has progressed justContinue reading “Conceal”

I am a brown girlUnwanted from the startIf not for brave mothersI’d be flushed in the toiletOr slaughtered in honorBut I live despite the oddsThere is nothing that favorsYet, I keep defying all normsBack where I come fromLust and bigotry rule the roostAll my life I struggle to breakThose ruffian glass ceilings Not knowing whereContinue reading “I AM A BROWN GIRL”

International Women’s Day 2021 #ChoosetoChallenge American Telugu Association – ATA Sunday March 3rd 1030am to 430pm EST. “The most important thing one woman can do for another is expand her sense of actual possibilities.” And everyone who gathered today did exactly that and more. There is nothing more gratifying than a large group of likeContinue reading “International Women’s Day 2021”