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The Smile Bought Me a Pause

How positive thinking grounded a hard year

Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

Jul 6, 2026

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3 min read

Everything Has a Time

Ten doors closed this week. One stayed open on purpose.

Meenakshisundareswaran R

Global South Development

Jun 29, 2026

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13 min read

Everyone Arrived a Stranger

One year. 104 people. We came not knowing each other. We left carrying each other.

Meenakshisundareswaran R

Cohort'9

Jun 22, 2026

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2 min read

Be Yourself, She Said Again

Five hours, one lesson, the last week at ISDM.

Meenakshisundareswaran R

Jun 13, 2026

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2 min read

Both Were Right

On letting go, and who finds their way back.

Meenakshisundareswaran R

Cohort'9

Jun 7, 2026

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1 min read

The Dream Came Back

I did my part. Courage. Belief.

Meenakshisundareswaran R

Trust-Based Partnerships

May 29, 2026

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1 min read

Peak Sambavam Loading

Something is loading. I don't know what yet.

Meenakshisundareswaran R

Trust-Based Partnerships

May 20, 2026

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1 min read

Coming Home Is How You Find Out

Some things you only know by coming back.

Meenakshisundareswaran R

ISDM

May 13, 2026

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2 min read

The Person Who Stays

I went looking for nothing. The road found me anyway.

Meenakshisundareswaran R

May 8, 2026

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1 min read

A Quiet Week

Gratitude for a week that just... was.

Meenakshisundareswaran R

ISDM

Apr 28, 2026

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1 min read

The Sector Already Paid for This

A week of placement parties, late nights, and one uncomfortable question

Meenakshisundareswaran R

Global South Development

Apr 21, 2026

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2 min read

Two Rooms

One smelled like prasadam. The other smelled like a week-old protein shake. Both were home.

Meenakshisundareswaran R

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The Smile Bought Me a Pause

Everything Has a Time

Everyone Arrived a Stranger

Be Yourself, She Said Again

Both Were Right

The Dream Came Back

Peak Sambavam Loading

Coming Home Is How You Find Out

The Person Who Stays

A Quiet Week

The Sector Already Paid for This

Two Rooms

Nami 🌊

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