Sindhu Sajeev

Tapan often speaks about how the world is changing. With the advent of technology and AI, people seem to have more time — but not necessarily more connection. And he often reflects on a simple yet powerful question: What do we do with all this time if we are not connected? He believes that when people begin to live in silos, the sense of isolation only deepens. More than ever, he says, community is not a luxury. It is a necessity. And then, there are people like Tapan — who don’t just say...

Sometimes a brief interaction quietly opens the door to a meaningful connection. Almost a year ago, I had a brief interaction with Meera Jyoti Naidu in a WhatsApp group. It was a small exchange, nothing extraordinary at the time. Yet something about that moment stayed with me, and over time we found ourselves speaking more often — as though two notes in a melody had naturally found harmony. With each conversation, I began to sense something deeply beautiful about her. Meera carries a rare...

There are people whose excellence quietly lives in the background of our lives. We see them often, yet sometimes it takes time to truly see them. Murali was one such person. I had seen him many times. He worked in my grandmom’s home around the year 2000 and later moved to my cousin’s house as a caretaker & cook. To us, he was always present — part of the rhythm of the household. But it was only in Jan 2026 that I truly saw him. Perhaps my exposure to NLP had begun to change the way I looked...