Maya Mitra Das

About the Author

Dr. Maya Mitra Das

Poet and short story writer Dr. Maya Mitra Das was born in India and came to the U.S. in 1973. She studied internal medicine and pediatrics in India, England and the United States, earning her M.D. and Ph.D. She received her training at Downstate Medical Center and State University Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. She completed two fellowships—one for the department of hematology and oncology at U.C.L.A. Medical Center and the second at University of California San Francisco for radiation oncology. She currently serves on the medical staff at Children’s hospital in Oakland, California working with sickle cell anemia in children. Among her many hobbies, Maya performs ‘Bharatanatyam’ Indian classical dance. Her poetry has appeared in her book Rhythms Primeval, the anthology Tuesday’s Poetry, and two narrative poems have been anthologized in What’s in a Name. Her fiction has appeared in her full-length collection of short stories Silhouettes of Time, and in the anthologies Tremors: Short Fiction by California Writers and Insight, Hindsight & Flights of Fancy. She has also authored several scientific publications.

Testimonial

I was influenced by the character..

As I read the book I started to love Nicollo his deep thoughts influenced everything he does the sculptures, when we relate this to our lives the creativity we possess is connected to our perspective in life on how we view in every beauty.