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.
Short Stories
Poetry
Book Reviews
Mini Verses
My Books
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Recent Posts
The Lonely Friend
In the darkest corner where silence reigned, In loneliness she sat shedding a deluge of tears, Cobwebs and dust shrouded her vapid face, Stories tarnished with tears manifested around her in rotating frames, I gently embraced her cold body that quivered with fear, She...
Autumnal Yearnings
If our paths cross once again… Let our thoughts fondly converse, ‘midst the weightless auburn leaves that swirl, As our eloquent eyes weave verses, Let's pave way for a new chapter to unfurl. If our paths cross once again… Let us transform all the wrongs to...
My Mind
During moments of solitude, Rummaging through the debris I dust the alleyways of my mind And pick the choicest bits and pieces Of the cherished flowery past That has become history… Stories several they silently speak Breathing life in potent doses time and...
A Price to Pay
Prompt by ArtoonsInn : Tell the story of a scar your character has, whether it's a physical or emotional one. *** The carmine sky interrupted with caliginous clouds appeared to be a harbinger of grave news. The surging waves in the sea crashed against the stone-walled...
Rapunzel’s Flight to Freedom
Prompt by Chrysanthemum Chronicles Choose any fairy tale of your choice, twist the story a bit, mold it according to your desire, but let the characters remain the same, and write a fantasy poem based on that. Write a humorous, satirical, or any genre that you...
When the Last Leaf Falls
When all my labored breaths pause and cease, Every last leaf has quivered and fallen, My gray eyes seem lackluster and sunken, And my shriveled skin is numb to the tingling breeze, Will my soul experience endless peace? Once my body withers will I be forgotten? As I...