In 2022, I left my job, packed my bag, and travelled to Spiti and Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas. I had no plan. Just a motorcycle, a camera, and the unshakeable feeling that the life I was living wasn’t the life I wanted.
Every week, I write one essay about what this life actually looks and feels like — the creativity, the solitude, the books I’m reading, the body that’s slowly decaying, the dreams that didn’t pan out the way Instagram promised they would.
I’ve written 88 of these essays so far. Here are three that’ll tell you if this newsletter is for you:
Why I Ran from Vipassana — on silence, self-doubt, and the weight of my own mind.
My Endearing Love for Women — on masculinity, friendship, and the women who shaped me.
My Body Is Decaying — on hair loss, beauty standards, and learning to celebrate what’s leaving.
Before this, I was a Teach for India fellow and worked in education for five years. I’ve motorcycled across the country, volunteered on a permaculture farm in Hyderabad, at a school in Sikkim and at a cafe in Spiti, and have been vegan for six years. I design and facilitate creative writing workshops and take photographs that invite people to slow down and fall in love with the world.
If any of this resonates — subscribe.
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Love
Rishabh
