Oct 26, 2026Awareness · 3 min readWhat We Choose to HonorI am a Rajput. I grew up hearing stories of Queen Padmini, of her courage, and of the jauhar at Chittorgarh. My naani lives near the fort, and those stories were part of my childhood, told with pride as lessons in honor, loyalty, and sacrifice. This past winter, I finally...Read reflection ↘
Oct 23, 2026Relationships · 5 min readA Late ObituaryIt has been twenty years since my papa passed away. I never wrote an obituary for him. Not then. Not later. Somehow, this is the first time I feel ready to truly accept that he left us. Grief, I’ve learned, doesn’t move in straight lines. It hides. It waits. And sometimes it...Read reflection ↘
Oct 21, 2026Spiritual Wisdom · 3 min readHanuman AnshI watched Hanuman Ansh, which is based on Neem Karoli Baba. His real name was Lakshman Narayan Sharma, and he lived roughly from 1900 to 1973. Watching his life made me think of so many other Indian spiritual masters, like Adi Shankaracharya, Ramana Maharshi, Swami...Read reflection ↘