About Me
I am a government doctor in Hyderabad. Writing is the other serious thing I do.
Quick Facts
Currently reading: Interpreter of Maladies (fiction), All the Single Ladies (non-fiction), Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents (non-fiction, audiobook)
Learning: Memoir and Personal Essay specialization, Wesleyan University via Coursera, drawing, and singing
Believes in: financial independence, chosen solitude, and autonomy
Finds joy in: quiet mornings, a new notebook, murder mysteries, ice cream at any hour
Values: clarity, and the freedom to change her mind
Working towards: a collection of essays in print
A little context
Aishwarya Goud
I am a general practitioner in Hyderabad. Medicine is my profession and I take it seriously. Writing is what I do with everything else.
I write in scenes, from specific afternoons in my clinic or my room or a cafe somewhere, because that is how I think and how I make sense of things. I am not interested in prescriptive advice or tidy conclusions. I am interested in what is actually true, and I write towards that slowly.
I am drawn to essay writing because it holds contradiction and nuance in a way that other forms do not. These are not posts. They are pieces I write when I have something honest to say.
If something here resonates, read slowly. That is all I ask.
I am always in the middle of something: books, courses, essays, practice. What I am currently learning from is on my Learning page.
The essays are where everything on this site comes to life. Start there.