I am Parimal, a health professional, artist, creative writer, and a human. Some of my deepest aspirations demand blending my creative expression, with the intellect I have built over the years.

For instance, I like telling stories that touch my heart, inspire my spirit, and pierce my soul, deep enough to let me palpate the pulse of existence. Windows open, and the stories I tell, reveal in the real world – as extraordinarily perceived tales in the ordinary days of living. And many times, I allow a behaviour of complete risk-taking, by letting my experiences wear words. I cannot recount any grave consequences – of being inaccurate in my language – or of letting them be comprehended through many of my reader’s interpretive lenses.

This risk-taking is inevitable yet immensely important!

And I have known, that humans live in a world, where they project themselves as having identities – specific attributes, beliefs, faith, and characteristics which might entail into their “personas.” A fictitious parallel existence that “defines” who they are. A distorted story of their individual lives.

They only see glimpses of reality. Of who they are; and occasionally recognize the truth common to all – of the omnipresence of God – of being God themselves. And my only purpose to write is to say this truth. And appeal to my readers, to ravage all the lies they hear, for the sake of realizing that truth.

My story:

I completed my medical school and practised for a while, until 2019. My life took a turn after a phase of getting burnout at the workplace. I held myself up beside the mental breakdowns and used them in my favour – to take another turn. Towards emotional healing and self-empowerment. And I didn’t stop at that. I allowed the truth to surface and replace the fake facade that I had gathered over years before. And that’s how I came up with “re-writing my own story!”

Through my professional journey that followed, I upheld my originality and changed things that were too conventional for my eccentric tendencies. I changed directions and after digging deeper into my creative passion for arts, neuroscience, psychology, and behavioural science, I started seeing opportunities that required them all.

It eventually led me to pursue a master's in the rank one public health school in the United States of America. This inspired me to reach for my higher purpose. I felt there was no looking back from there. My passions diverged and converged multiple times over the year until I delved deep into the subject of behavioural science, health education, and health communications. In my professional roles, my successes have stemmed from harnessing essential public health skills. But more importantly, I enhanced those abilities through critical thinking on the problems, embracing compassion, and effectively collaborating with diverse groups and ethnic backgrounds. This experience made me realize how we are deeply connected and to our mother Earth.

In my free time, I like to do nothing! Huge amount of time passes, whilst I revel in my breath and the presence of my physical body. Sometimes, I like indulging in mindful cooking, eating, moving, painting, photographing, filming, listening to music, and playing my tunes. After fighting years of wanting to stay fit for the wrong reasons, I love and enjoy fitness for what it is. I like to lift weights, hike, bike, run, fully functionalize my body, and get my heart racing for some natural endorphin kicks.

I hope for a better world. But that doesn’t hold me back from accepting the present, as it is. All the parts, good and bad. Because, how can one fail to see the reality that underlies the illusory happenings of the daily? How can one fail to see the love that binds us all? How can one fail, to see, each other’s true stories? The truth?