In the rearview mirror
 
  A year that began with a humbling and heart-warming outing with the elderly residents from Pune’s old age homes, as part of the CSR efforts at Citi India and ended with an exhilarating experience as a speaker at the UI/UX conference by Reflections Infosystems, sharing the magic of storytelling  with an eager crowd… and of course, underlining it all with the mandatory year-end Goa trip! What a journey—both literally and figuratively.   As ever, books were my solace this year too. My top 3 reads Big Magic  (Elizabeth Gilbert), Gut  (Giulia Enders), and As A Man Thinketh  (James Allen) guiding me through creative blocks, health insights, philosophical musings and much more. Not to forget that Earth Sky , my first book, turned three! The second book lingers in the wings, waiting for its time.   2024 brought its share of health hurdles for loved ones, and one hat that I donned again and again this year was that of the caregiver. Grateful that life continued to progress despite the dif...