Goodbye, 2023!
Growing up, I always took pride in operating like a robot. Emotions felt unnecessary and quite frankly, a waste of time. 2023 changed...
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SCIFREAK
Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Dec 14, 2023
- 2 min
The engineering solution
It's been a little over a week since I completed my 1st semester of an engineering degree. As a physician transitioning into biomedical...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Jun 7, 2023
- 1 min
Little conversations
Every once in a while, I meet some beautiful humans who give me a glimpse of themselves. These people are busy with their lives most...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
New year - 2023
A year ago, I made a promise to myself. Life, as I knew it, was changing. Different priorities, different challenges, and different...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
Hurt
"It doesn't hurt anymore." "...and how do you feel about it?" "I don't feel sad or happy. I feel nothing." "Isn't that a good thing?"...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
Forgivenes
"Will you ever forgive me?" "Can you give back my life? All those lost years. Can you erase my scars? Those painful reminders. Can you...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Burning desire
I looked into his eyes, With a distorted sense of reality, His innocent eyes, Gazed back into my soul, As if burning away my sins, His...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Jul 23, 2022
- 1 min
Idea of living
"Look at yourself. You look pathetic." "Do I, though?" as he slowly kisses the back of his blood-soaked palm. "I can't believe you did...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- May 31, 2022
- 2 min
World No Tobacco Day
I've often wondered why the horrific image of cancer on cigarette and pan masala/ gutka packets doesn't deter the consumers from...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- May 1, 2022
- 2 min
Internship
01/05/2021 to 30/04/2022. This one year of internship has changed my life. I did expect this but a change of this magnitude, wow. I spent...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
Is my brain lying to me?
I spent my last 15 days in the department of Psychiatry. It takes enormous courage to come for a psychiatric consultation. One of the...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Women's Day
"Ladkion ke zada chul machti hai" "Ladkian bas shakal dikha ke pass ho jati hain." "Tum to ladki ho, gynaecologist hi banogi." "Are wo...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Feb 27, 2022
- 1 min
"Do you remember me?"
"Do you remember me?" "I wish I was capable of forgetting." "So you remember the curse that you bear." "Yes." "And the killings of the...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
Apology
"You taught me how to fly, then cut my wings as I soared in the sky." "I am sorry, I didn't mean to." "Your apologies. That's all I get...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Feb 20, 2022
- 1 min
Running away
I've always despised running away. Why can't I face those adversities head on? Lately, this idea seems to be flawed. Maybe I am choosing...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Feb 20, 2022
- 1 min
The Disease
"The disease, it's spreading." "How much?" "I am more of the disease and less of myself."
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Feb 8, 2022
- 1 min
Attire
Every communal incident brings to light an even deeper problem. The people who support it, all across the country. Possibly, they were...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Jan 8, 2022
- 1 min
Cacophony
Let me dance, to this cacophony. I'll place my feet elegantly, sway my arms swiftly, arch my back gently, submitting myself to this...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Jan 2, 2022
- 1 min
Mercy
"You see, my dear boy, I am not meant to be caged." "No. Wh...why do you get to choose that?" "This world needs me, don't you think?...
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Dr Harsh Srivastava
- Dec 23, 2021
- 3 min
Grief bonding
Pediatric ICU drowns you into a cocktail of emotions. The sweetest children, gasping for their breaths, screaming in pain. What did they...
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