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In the cacophony of people

I see a world that is just mine.

In the smattering of constellations

I see a star wink at me and shine.

In the pitter-patter of raindrops

There’s one that showered for me-

‘Cause the universe has conspired

To belong to me with glee.

About Meenakshi Srihari

Meenakshi Srihari teaches English at NIT, Andhra Pradesh in India. She earned her PhD in English from the University of Hyderabad in 2022. Her doctoral dissertation focused on auto/biographical representations of cancer across media, seeking to demonstrate how the illness narrative juxtaposes personal, political and theoretical strands to form an assemblage. Her research interests include graphic medicine and transmedial storyworlds. She is also a Project Assistant with the Indian Writing in English Online project and the UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies at the Department of English, the University of Hyderabad.

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