Dr. Cherishma Devarakonda is a medical doctor, mother, and storyteller whose words are anchored in truth and empathy. Years spent in the high-pressure world of emergency rooms taught her the fragility of life and the extraordinary courage it takes to keep going. Away from the hospital, she navigated her own battles with loss, self-discovery, and rebuilding, giving her a rare depth of understanding that seeps into every page she writes. Her work is a testament to resilience, hope, and the beauty found in imperfection.

As a writer, Dr. Devarakonda speaks to women who have been told to shrink themselves, to soften their edges, or to quiet their voices. She writes for those standing at the edge of change, uncertain but unwilling to give up. Phoenix Rising is her first collection of women’s fiction—a book born not just from imagination, but from lived experience, heartbreak, and the fire to rise stronger than before. With each story, she offers her readers not just a narrative, but a hand to hold.