I used to teach Biology for a living- now I paint life from my own perspective. I left the classroom behind to pursue a long-held dream of becoming an artist, trading microscopes for paint brushes and lesson plans for blank canvases. As a child, I dreamed in colours, quietly nurturing the desire to become an artist. But life, in its curious ways, led me down the path of Science- I became a Biology teacher. While the classroom gave me purpose, the canvas kept calling. With time, age, and the whisper of my true self growing louder, I chose to leave behind a rewarding career to embrace the art that once lived only in my dreams. My father Is an ENT Surgeon, and he always hoped I would follow in his footsteps and become a Doctor. He once told me that my long, slender fingers would make me an excellent Plastic Surgeon. But within me lived an artist-quiet at first, but persistent. And , perhaps those Read More

I followed the well-worn path. Engineering. Management studies. A secure job in a public sector bank for over a decade. My parents, too, retired from government service. Stability and structure were the norms I grew up with—and I never questioned them. Life was proceeding as it “should.” Then came 2019. My mother, retired and excited about a long-awaited pilgrimage, suffered a brain stroke during the trip. That single event shook me more deeply than anything before. We often postpone our joys, our interests, our passions—waiting for retirement, waiting for the “right” time. But what if that time never comes? What if our best health, energy, or even clarity is behind us by then? As I watched her struggle through recovery, the illusion of control began to dissolve. I started asking difficult questions: What am I chasing? And is it worth it? What if everything I’m putting off for “later” is simply Read More