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 writings—prose, poetry, travelogues and much more. Do show some love by reading and commenting.
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Recent Posts
Gateway to Utopia
Prologue Year 3000 The carmine sky was tinged with somber clouds. Smoke billowed in many places–the lightning strikes every night had become increasingly devastating. Most high-rise buildings were reduced to dust and ashes. The remaining few were in a...
Withered Rose
#alsweeklypoetrycontest306 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 : 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 ( 𝘼𝙣 𝘼𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙢) 𝗪andering across myriad paths my strained soul still seeks thee, 𝗜ambs, trochees, anapests,dactyls…I pen as my beating heart whispers thy name, 𝗧eetering betwixt the past and present, 𝗛allucinating...
Susurrating Symphonies
In the alpenglow of autumnal breeze, Fond memories perch on vivid rainbows, The dreamy moments, how I long to seize. The dainty bluebells from a sprightly spring, With vibrant heartstrings, I can hear them sing. Like myriad leaves in the maple trees, Thoughts umpteen...
Rain, Raga and Reminiscence
The sky was overladen with dark clouds and the sizzling ground was abated by a few stray raindrops. Ah! The heavenly petrichor–it carried resounding memories. I was reminded of the day when Ramesh had come with his parents to see me – the same old-fashioned way to...
A Writer’s Struggle
Words seemed to elude me, Blank was my clueless mind, I was struggling to find My lost muse that'd abandoned me sadly, Parched ink in somber hues waned and I made a plea, In a realm parallel, I sunk 'midst many a shadow, My fears did grow… A writer's death knell?! It...
Sundari Visits Her Grandma
"APPA! It's blazing hot and to make matters worse there's a power shut-down. Coming to the village during the summer vacation was a bad idea. You had promised to take us to a theme park," yelled Sundari at her father. "Calm down, princess! Gopi is sick and Amma is...