Who is Praneeth?

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Hi, I’m Praneeth, the 17-year-old writer behind this website. This blog isn’t just a collection of stories. It’s an archive of younger versions of me, figuring things out. Here are some thought-provoking stories and poems I've written; stay tuned for new ones every month!

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ON AN YEAR THAT WAS

January 1, 2026 was the second time in a row I bent to a New Year ritual I had always kept at arm’s length.  I made a vision board.  When I made one for the Read more…

RETURN NULL

With lines from “How an Algorithm Denied Food to Thousands of Poor in India’s Telangana” by Tapasya, Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava, and Divij Joshi, a Pulitzer Center reporting project. we enterbut don’t exist inside we wait Read more…

CHAMPIONS OF WHAT?

They gave me a trophy. Gold-plated. Heavy enough to feel real. It dangled on my chest as I stood beside a podium that wasn’t mine. Second place. People clapped. The look of the audience could Read more…

“I’M GLAD TO MEET YOU.”

“I’m glad to meet you,”I said.Like a line rehearsed.Like a coat worn for warmth, not for meaning. The words had no weight.No welcome.Just syllables sent to survive small talk. But what does glad even meanif Read more…

THE ME IN THE MIRROR

The Me in the MEError. I first noticed it on a Tuesday. Not because anything was different. But because everything was too right. The mirror in the second-floor bathroom at school had always been slightly Read more…

WHAT MADE A STARBOY

I was a storm trapped in a bottle,spinning against the glass,a prisoner to empty promises,which folded into silence,to intentions whispered,which then left to die. I stayed,through cold conversations,and half-hearted smiles,through questions unanswered,and nights where hopewas Read more…

LIFE HAPPENED AND WE GREW

Collab with Shruti.✨ Once upon a time,we were children with stars in our eyes,dreams so bright, they lit up the skies. We made plans on paper—promises bold,vowed to hold on,to never let go of what Read more…

YOU’RE ALONE, NOT LONELY

Dedicated to all aspirants chasing their dreams. You feel alone sometimes. Everyone shines, their lives full of joys, But you? Your voice fades in their noise, In a world too loud for your thoughts, क्या तुम्हारी हर बात रह Read more…

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