Every time I think that one person alone is not enough to envision and execute the transformation of this world, her face flashes in my mind to prove me wrong. She defines what a single person's love, compassion, and hard work can do, in a world waiting for someone else to make the change first. My first meeting with Anuradha…
Let me begin by telling you what it is not. It is not a quote you read in a book, or heard in a movie, or the lyrics of a song, which somehow define your life to the T. It is not that, darling. It is a lesson your life taught you. It is a lesson your life taught you. You may…
Apoorva Bakshi, Business Head, Project FUEL, and an accidental poet as she calls herself, has weaved her life lesson in a poem. Effortlessly, subtly, and oh-so-softly. May you find the magic she talks about here, and may you find it everywhere else too. Magic Magic, wise souls say In winters, is the warmth of the rare sunny ray When the…
Nowadays, every time I scroll through my Facebook news feed, it's like a sea of startups drawing me in. Links to their websites, videos, campaigns, feedback forms, all waiting for my one click to pull me into their magical universe where everything is possible, everything is exciting, and everyone believes in making this world a better place, in their own…
In November 2014, I spoke at a conference where a fellow speaker was Nepal's very own hero, Anuradha Koirala, the lady who has rescued more than 15,000 women from human trafficking. I met her for the first time at that conference. Sitting in the green room with her she told me about the beautiful mountains of Nepal and its people, whose…
In August this year, I was invited to do a 3-hour workshop with the faculty of Ann Mary School, a peace loving institution set in Dehradun valley, the place I call home. I was thrilled. On the day of the workshop, 120 teachers greeted me with warm smiles, confused eyes and discreet voices; a reaction I am used to. My age, coupled with my schoolboy looks, is usually the…
I'm a girl for whom words are her way back home. And writing simplifies everything. There's more to know about me than that, but that is the single, most certain thing to know about me. Along with the fact that two years ago, at 24, I decided to be on a deliberate, happy sabbatical. There is a reason for that…