There are moments in life when we pause and reflect on the people who’ve shaped us. We often look to teachers, leaders, or great public figures for guidance, but for me, the most profound and enduring influence has always been one person: my mother, Pushap. It’s no accident that her name, which … [Read more...]
Better Than Yesterday: The Quiet Science of Becoming Exceptional
No one is born a top performer. It’s tempting to think otherwise - to assume the most impressive people we encounter are just wired differently, gifted in ways we aren’t. But when you look closer, you see a more ordinary, more hopeful truth: they’ve simply built themselves differently. Not … [Read more...]
The Conservative Loss Is a Masterclass in Failed Change Management
For all the noise, the talking heads, the threads, and the spin, the most fascinating part of the recent Conservative loss in Canada isn’t political - it’s organizational. It’s a textbook case in failed change management, delivered in real-time, by a party that had all the momentum, all the … [Read more...]
From Curry to Commerce: Not Guests. Not Burdens. Nation Builders.
It’s 11:25 p.m. and I’m seated in a bustling Indian restaurant in Toronto. The scent of cardamom and cumin hangs in the air. The servers speak in Hindi and Punjabi as they glide between tables. The families eating here laugh over biryani and butter chicken, and I don’t need to peek behind the … [Read more...]
The Apprenticeship Was Never Meant to Be This Fast
Co‑ops and internships have been misunderstood. In my humble opinion, the co‑op - and by extension, the internship - was born from the spirit of the apprenticeship. A concept built not on transactions, but on transformation. For generations, people who were curious and serious about learning a … [Read more...]
Mentorship Is Not a Role – It’s a Mindset
I recently shared the news about my engagement with Catalyste+ as an expert advisor in a volunteer capacity. Many congratulations have come my way, along with a few questions - one of the most common being, “How do you find time for these?” The answer is simple: it’s giving back. Through time, … [Read more...]
The Weight of Old Narratives
Time moves. Life moves. People move. Yet, for all our acknowledgment of change as a constant, we rarely grant that same fluidity to the way we perceive others. We hold on, sometimes stubbornly, to outdated impressions of people, locking them into versions of themselves that no longer exist. We … [Read more...]
Return the Cart: What Small Acts Reveal About Us
It happens quietly in parking lots across Canada. You’ve loaded the last of your groceries into the trunk, closed the hatch, and the cart stands there - empty, idle, waiting. What you do next might feel inconsequential, even mundane. But this moment, however fleeting, is the stage for a small … [Read more...]
What the Temple Bell Reminds Us to Remember
Every Hindu temple has a bell. It’s almost always the first thing you encounter - a small ritual before the rituals begin. A rope, a ring, a sound. For years, I did it without thinking. A polite, almost mechanical motion before stepping into the main hall. But over time, that bell has come to … [Read more...]
Why Not Stay Together? On Family, Aging, and Choosing Closeness
I get this question more often than I’d like to admit - usually asked with a polite smile and a pause that says more than words ever could: “Your parents live with you? And your sister?” It’s not said outright, but it’s there - in the tilt of the head, the slow blink, the silence that follows as … [Read more...]