Hi, I am
Gowri Bhargav
I’m Gowri Bhargav. I live in Chennai with my husband and two children. Though an Electrical engineering graduate I’ve always enjoyed getting lost in the world of stories rather than being connected with electricity. This led me to obtain my storytelling certification from Kathalaya academy. As a freelance storyteller I have been conducting storytelling sessions for children and workshops for teachers.
I enjoy reading and look forward to magical escapades in libraries, however I became a writer by chance. During Covid I joined Facebook and got introduced to various literary platforms like ArtoonsInn,Penmancy, Beyond the Box( BTB) and Chrysanthemum Chronicles where I discovered my love for writing and honed my writing skills. Though I dabble in prose, poetry is something that comes naturally and is closest to my heart. I’m grateful that my writings, both prose and poetry, have been published in around twenty national and International anthologies.
I’m also grateful to have received the BTB – best blog of the year award in the year 2023 and 2024.
This blog is a home to all my writingsโprose, poetry, travelogues and much more. Do show some love by reading and commenting.ย
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Recent Posts
A Mindful Journey
Serene sunrays slowly stream, Wistful windows gloriously gleam, Migrant mind's thoughts tethered, Mindful monk solemnly sojourns, Soul stirs spirits swell, With wisdom distant dreams dock, Peace pervades with chiming chants. *** ๐๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ก๐ :...
The Morning Walk
Theme : Things you notice while on the road ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ summed it up withย a ๐ฉ๐ข๐ช๐ฌ๐ถ It's 7 am. The mute walls, closed windows with curtains drawn echoing haunting silence continue to taunt me as always. Darkness engulfs me, prodding me...
Our Words
When peace crumbles into infinite shards, It's only words we can offer 'cause we are bards! Pen is our weapon, pen is our wand, With potent words we make the world understand. Words of angst condemning war, Words soft that soothe every scar, Words that ooze...
Dear Women
Theme : Be as kind to yourself as you are to others Dear mothers, wives and daughters! You don't need to don the cape of a superwoman, Be as kind to yourself as you are to others. Embrace your life with a wide spectrum of colors, Failures happenโyou don't need...
A Ritual of Love
Every noon as the clock chimes three, She opens the canister of fragrant cardamom tea, Two spoonfuls she measures, one for him and one for her, And into a china kettle filled with water she gently stirs, She lets it simmer and switches on the tape recorderโtheir...
A Lazy Sunday
Theme : A tranquil vacation/ a lazy day Sipping my fragrant cup of hot coffee, I watch the orb unfurl it's warm greetings, In bliss I enjoy my Sunday lazy. The hummingbirds sing a sweet melody, I watch them fluttering their ornate wings, Sipping...