During the course of my treatment, I met a lot of cancer survivors, some of them would visit cancer patients to offer support and guidance. I remember telling Aditi that I didn’t understand how these people could relive their cancer experience again and again, and that when I was done with my treatment, I would just close this chapter of…
Displacement is not just an outcome of a major circumstantial adversity in modern times; it is a human emotion today. Almost every person in today’s world has undergone the experience of leaving one’s home to adapt to an unknown setting, in some capacity or the other. From the woman in Kathmandu, Nepal who lost her house to a devastating earthquake…
Be it saving us from troubles or just being the 2am best-friends, our fathers have been it all. They have played different roles in different stages of our lives—and don’t we learn from them every single day? We do. So, this Father’s Day, we asked Team Project FUEL to recollect their lessons from their fathers. And here’s what they had…
It was 10.30 in a certain Doshomi morning (the last day of Durga Puja i.e. Dusshera) and amidst all the dhaak beats, onjoli, dhunuchi naach (and the sheer madness of it all!)—it was almost a miracle that I could feel my phone beep. Expecting a familiar concerned message from my folks enquiring about my whereabouts, I was pleasantly surprised at…
"If you could go to a place or a person, where would you rather go?" he asked. "I'd go to a place where my favorite person is." I answered rather cheekily. "So mushy" He had laughed. "Falling in love with a place is easy. A person, not, okay?" I had snapped. "And yet you'd go for the latter. Profound" And…
Heirlooms are magical words. They are passed on to generation after generations, with love and with care. Heirlooms are seldom tampered with, for the emotional value of those exceeds their material value. As of mine, I have endless of these valuables passed on to me by the most unexpected people at the most unexpected times. And these are what I…
Maya Angelou was the ultimate teacher. She would have been 90 today. Although, I never met her in person yet I feel I have known her personally. Through the elaborate writings, powerful poetry, essays, speeches she lives on. I was working late one evening at my first job when I heard the news that Maya had passed away in her…
Deadline to apply: 18th Feb 2018 Note: The deadline to apply for the Wise Wall Project is over. No requests will be entertained now. Project period: 05th March to 03rd April, 2018 Minimum duration of participation: 10 days Dear potential Wise Wall Warrior, We would like to extend to you the opportunity of applying as a volunteer for Project…
We kickstarted our 2018 with a brand new series "Twice as Wise" of hand-picked, heart-warming and soul-stirring life lessons! Narrated by the man who started it all at FUEL - Deepak Ramola. For years, we have been asked to share our favourite life lessons and this series aims to do just that. Short episodic videos that condense a piece of…
Holly Butcher, an inspiring young woman from New South Wales, Australia passed away on the 4th of January 2018. The note below is a message Holly wanted to share with her loved ones. It serves as a great reminder to living a meaningful life and embracing death. We are sharing her life lesson to honour her spirit and wisdom. _____________________________________________________________________________…