I am Dr. Shashikant Dudhgaonkar, an Indian physician, poet and the author of
Weight of Witnessing: Poems from Quiet Hours.

For over three decades, medicine has allowed me to witness the resilience, vulnerability and quiet courage of the human spirit. Writing has helped me understand those moments.

This website is where those two journeys meet, where medicine meets poetry, lived experiences become reflections and science walks beside compassion.

Here you’ll find poems, essays, personal narratives and evidence based health information, each written with the hope of informing, comforting or simply making you pause for a while.

Whether you’ve come seeking a poem, a perspective or reliable health information, I hope you find something here that stays with you long after you leave.