Team Keemiya is in conversation with author Nikitha Warriar, whose essay is a part of Our Stories Are Us: Voices of Love, Loss, and Longing (MyndStories, 2026).
Nikitha Warriar
Contributor, Our Stories Are Us: Voices of Love, Loss, and Longing
Nikitha started her career as an IT engineer, but writing is where she found her voice. She likes to think of herself as a medium for stories that need to be heard. She hopes these essays nudge you gently toward the path you’ve been afraid to take, but you know it’s the one your heart has been wanting to follow.
Team Keemiya: What moved you to write your personal story, and what made you feel ready to share it publicly?
Nikitha Warriar: I wanted to document my journey once and for all, and bring parts of that entire phase together in one story, on one platform, for anyone who is waiting for a slight push to achieve whatever they want, by overcoming whatever is stopping them from doing so.
Team Keemiya: While writing your essay, did you discover or understand something new about your experience, your relationships, or yourself?
Nikitha Warriar: I realised I went through much more than I told myself, I realised it wasn’t easy what I did, and I didn’t give myself enough credit for that. Writing helped me acknowledge my own efforts and journey.
Keep writing, no one else will write your story, and your story needs to be told.
Team Keemiya: Sharing deeply personal experiences can be difficult. What was the most challenging part of putting your story into words?
Nikitha Warriar: It has to be being more vulnerable, exposing parts of yourself that no one else knows about you.
Team Keemiya: If a reader who has gone through something similar picks up this book, what would you hope they feel or take away from your story?
Nikitha Warriar: To take that first step towards what they want, what they’ve been denying themselves since years. To let them know that it’s possible. It’s difficult, but possible, and beautiful to meet your truest version.
Team Keemiya: As a first-time writer, what did the experience of contributing to this anthology mean to you personally?
Nikitha Warriar: It felt nice to be a part of this book that has excellent writers and stories. This is the first time my name is on a book. That’s a milestone that will always be close to my heart.
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Team Keemiya: How did writing your story affect your relationship with the memory or experience you wrote about?
Nikitha Warriar: It reminded me of the things that I had forgotten, it reminded me that I went through a lot and came out flying.
Team Keemiya: One word that describes your story
Nikitha Warriar: Resilience.
Team Keemiya: A book or writer that inspires you.
Nikitha Warriar: Not without my daughter by Betty Mahmoody
Team Keemiya: What writing this essay taught you?
Nikitha Warriar: Keep writing, no one else will write your story, and your story needs to be told.
This conversation is part of the ongoing series featuring contributors to Our Stories Are Us, a literary anthology exploring the depth and complexity of human relationships.
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About the Book
Our Stories Are Us is a literary anthology that brings together a set of real, deeply personal narratives about the fragile beauty of human relationships. Through essays and memoir-style reflections, this collection brings together voices that speak with honesty about grief, resilience, vulnerability and healing.
Blending the honesty of non-fiction storytelling, these lived experiences of love and loss tell of relationships that transform us, grief that shake us from deep within, and moments of connection that leave a lasting imprint. Every story holds space for vulnerability, courage, and the unspoken truths we often struggle to name.
This book is perfect for readers of literary non-fiction, and who enjoy reading essays, short stories, and memoirs. This book is for you if you’re drawn to reflective, emotionally rich storytelling and believe in the power of narrative as a form of healing.
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