Our family’s first Quest when we started in 2019: Tahiti and Moorea — Dear Parineeti and Sanskriti, Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, in cold and pristine Canada, lived two adorable and bright girls. They loved visiting the aquarium so much that our family made over a dozen trips a year. This is the story of how, when they were four and two…

Your commitment to the greater good must exceed the lure of discovery. — A couple of years back, I attended a fascinating conference in Toronto about the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in business. Delivering the keynote was Dr. Geoffrey West, an eminent physicist and author of the thought-provoking book “Scale.” He explained that innovation takes place in waves. Moreover, across human history…

Instead of trying to save the world, do what brings you joy and surrender the rest to higher wisdom. — A few years back, I began noticing an interesting trend. Every once in a while, new ideas spontaneously came to my mind — an app, a social cause, the perfect message some public figure needs to hear, or even a new angle to write about. Sometimes I’d let them simmer…

It eludes you because you try to capture her without being fully present — The days I wake up feeling beautiful turn out to be the most joyous of days, much more than the others. Although I don’t work in the beauty industry or create art for a living, the pursuit of beauty is the undertone in so many decisions I make throughout the…

My almost- TEDx Talk — I have had an awakening — The “work versus life” duality is a myth. What looks like a fine balance could be a misleading imbalance unless it derives from a deep sense of inner centredness. After working as an economist in rigorous academic environments for over a decade, we moved…

That is literally what this cute, indie bookshop is called. — That the love of typewriters is a thing, becomes evident from Somsubhra Banerjee’s article that inspired this one. Such passion for outdated technology does not come naturally to me. …

Did we just glimpse the soul of the Universe? I lay on my back, propped up by embroidered pouffes in the open desert. Our family was blanketed in warm, fuzzy Syrian farwas, a kind of heavy jacket that Bedouin caravaners donned when they travelled through these cold deserts centuries ago…

Simple actions work better for calming the mind than complex new-age techniques. — A few months after publishing a book in which I urge you to rethink the whole idea of a work-life balance, I decided to walk this journey myself. Not alone, but with an intimate group of readers, who would help me build my Buddha Balance practice, while I help them…

You can opt-out or in. It is always a choice. — Dear Sanskriti and Parineeti, Let me tell you a story about someone you find quite fascinating these days, but don’t truly know yet — Money. She is the stuff that you know of as “thank you dollars” and that you believe, is only a way to thank strangers who do…