Shruti Das is Associate professor in the P.G. Department of English, Berhampur University in Odisha, India. She is a creative writer with poetry published Nationally and Internatio...view moreShruti Das is Associate professor in the P.G. Department of English, Berhampur University in Odisha, India. She is a creative writer with poetry published Nationally and Internationally and also a literary critic, writing bilingually in English and her native tongue Odia. She has participated in many National and International Seminars on English language literature and Communication skills in India and abroad. She has been published in Anthologies like The Scaling Heights from India, The Inspired Heart 2 & Inspired Heart 3 from Canada, Syndic Literary Journal, Young Men’s Perspective from US, Life as a Human online Journal to name a few. A Daughter Speaks(2013) is her first collection of poems. Many of her poems have been translated into Sinhala and have been appreciated in Sri Lanka. She is sensitive to social issues, loves to travel and to dream. She loves animals.view less