Category: Musings
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Sustainability, to me, has never been about perfection, aesthetics, or performative “eco-friendly” living. It is an evolving practice rooted in systems thinking, conscious consumption, ethical responsibility, and long-term impact. In this piece, I explore why I support sustainable brands, what I look for beyond green marketing, and how minimalism, mindful consumption, reuse, and community-rooted values…
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Sustainability, to me, is not a trend, a corporate checkbox, or a perfectly curated “eco-friendly” aesthetic. It is about understanding how deeply interconnected our environmental, social, and economic systems truly are. From climate change and inequality to consumption, culture, technology, and community, sustainability is ultimately about learning how to live, build, and grow without making…
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For years, I thought self-awareness was enough. I could dissect my patterns, understand my emotions, identify my strengths and weaknesses, and intellectually process almost everything happening within me. But a recent genetic brain profiling session forced me to confront something far more uncomfortable: maybe the problem was not that I did not know myself well…
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I recently chose three books to rebuild my reading habit, two on psychology and one on climate. This decision came from a growing need to better understand my own thoughts, especially in the face of eco-anxiety and uncertainty about the future. A few chapters in, I already feel a shift toward more clarity and less…
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An exploration of women’s leadership, gender representation, and inclusive practices at AMET University’s Women’s Celebration Week in maritime education.
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Across Tamil Nadu’s towns and villages, women entrepreneurs are building real businesses with real traction. Reflections from a day screening 60–70 founders.
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A day at Comic-Con turned into more than fandom and cosplay. Somewhere between K-pop performances and collectible stalls, the line between escapism and economics felt surprisingly thin. This reflection explores how physical fandom spaces are shaping emerging experiential markets in an increasingly virtual world.
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From freezing mid-speech at nine to writing for leaders for a decade, this is a personal study in fear, mastery, and earned visibility.
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I’m writing a personal rant after a long time. Not out of frustration alone, but out of concern after spending months in colleges and classrooms, listening to students talk about jobs, AI, stability, and fear. I’ve shared these concerns with friends and family, and in this piece, I tried to extract patterns from everything I’ve…
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How failures, bias, and closed doors built my resilience more than success ever did I’ve done more than 100 job interviews in my life. Each one carried its own flavor of rejection. Some told me I was “too overqualified” — that with a double Master’s degree, I wouldn’t stay long. The assumption being that ambition equals disloyalty.…
Deepa Sai 