Not a blog. Not content. Essays written when something is worth saying — on leadership, intentional living, FIRE, and the questions nobody asks out loud.
Slow living in India is not just about pace—it is about who you end up sharing that slower life with. The first Cuppa Convos was a big hit.…
Career transition after 40 in India is one of the most searched and least honestly answered questions I encounter in my coaching work. AA called me because of…
“My financial advisor gave me a FIRE number of ₹8 crore,” AG told me. “The moment I heard it, my happiness turned into worry. Will I ever get…
The FIRE movement India has 65,000 members on Reddit asking the same question. I was not one of them—until I realized I had already answered it. I joined…
Living in Dehradun is a dream many Delhi professionals carry quietly. Most never act on it. This is the story of one who almost didn’t—and why the reason…
“What would your career advice be?” He asked it directly, which I appreciated. No preamble, no softening. Just the question. His name was S. Engineer, from a good…
Most people chasing financial independence in India are also, without realizing it, building the structures that make it impossible. Not because they are bad at math. Not because…
Viram is a four-day executive retreat in India for senior professionals who have been carrying a question they haven’t had space to ask. I want to tell you…
The Sunday Scaries is what most people call it. But that phrase flattens something that deserves more precision. Sunday evening has a particular quality that no other time…
I want to tell you about a weekend in Rishikesh. And what the two days I spent in silence for clarity revealed to me, that twenty-two years in…
Most people who write about FIRE don’t tell you their actual number. They tell you principles. Frameworks. Multipliers. They tell you to save 25 times your annual expenses,…
Leaving corporate job after twenty-two years is not what the clean version of the story suggests. I have told the story of leaving corporate many times now. The…
Why good employees leave is one of the most expensive questions organizations consistently fail to answer honestly. In twenty-two years of HR leadership, I sat across from roughly…
The hollow feeling after success is one of the most common and least talked-about experiences among high-performing professionals I want to tell you about a Monday morning. Not…
In 1974, Steve Jobs was 19 years old, had recently dropped out of Reed College, and was looking for something he couldn’t name. He traveled to India. Not…
A leadership retreat in Dehradun is not what most people expect when they arrive. I am going to tell you what actually happens at Viram. Not the brochure…
The best career advice for senior professionals helps them climb faster. My 2020 book was built on exactly that premise. I now disagree with it.” It is a…
A friend of mine (let’s call him Maddy) hit his FIRE number four years ago. His number was ₹5 Cr. in liquid assets. He had decided on this…
In 2013, I painted my future. A lousy picture, actually. I am not an artist. But that picture changed my life more than any degree, any promotion, or…