Reflections

Mouna Ragam: Listening Again With Divya’s Heart

Returning to a familiar film and its music years later — and hearing something I hadn't heard before.

Sep 27 • Anand Saranath

My Dharumi Moment With AI: AI-Assisted Writing Without Losing My Voice

A personal reflection on using AI as a writing assistant without losing one’s own voice, framed through the Dharumi metaphor from Thiruvilaiyadal.

Sep 26 • Anand Saranath

A Love Affair That Never Went Away

Memories of a young man discovering America — one misunderstanding, road trip and adventure at a time.

Sep 3 • Anand Saranath

A Little Piece of Chennai Called Saravana Bhavan

There are some places we remember because of a particular occasion.

Aug 27 • Anand Saranath

Life Is a Work in Progress: Becoming

Part 2 of 2 — On becoming, changing, and realizing that none of us is ever quite finished.

Aug 23 • Anand Saranath

Life Is a Work in Progress: The Small-Town Boy

Part 1 of 2 — The places, people and experiences that shaped the person I started out as.

Aug 23 • Anand Saranath

A reflection on the people who enter our lives at important moments, change our direction, leave something behind in us, and sometimes move away without…

Aug 22 • Anand Saranath

A Quiet Conversation with the Moon

A quiet evening, a familiar moon, and an unexpected realization about responsibility, relationships and the person I want to become as life moves…

Aug 12 • Anand Saranath

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