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Oliver Buchannon
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Helping students to achieve freelancing

Co-life

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The Space After

Mar 30, 2026

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3 min read

The Space After

Nine weeks of Colife, two pages of handwriting, and a direction forming.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

ISDM

+1

Running on Empty

Mar 25, 2026

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1 min read

Running on Empty

A week of big things and low battery.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R
Hard Means Yours

Mar 16, 2026

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3 min read

Hard Means Yours

Some weeks you go deep and don't fully come back. This was one of them.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Cohort'9

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404 Found

Mar 9, 2026

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3 min read

404 Found

How a room number became a band, and a band became a feeling.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Global South Development

+5

Why I stopped chasing money and started studying people

Mar 2, 2026

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2 min read

Why I stopped chasing money and started studying people

One airport moment that changed how I see trust, systems, and belonging

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+2

One small way to stay connected this week

Feb 23, 2026

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4 min read

One small way to stay connected this week

A week of showing up with honesty, flexibility, and care

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+2

The Weight of Warmth

Feb 18, 2026

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7 min read

The Weight of Warmth

On guilt and love occupying the same body at the same time. On convocation lights, a train south, and a grandfather in the background of the mind.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Personal

Week 7; it’s quite long week

Feb 16, 2026

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1 min read

Week 7; it’s quite long week

Summer is coming

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+6

Week 6: Understanding People is a Level of Process

Feb 9, 2026

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11 min read

Week 6: Understanding People is a Level of Process

Five days. Fourteen people. Three regions. And the realization that the frames we put on people limit who we can connect with.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Co-life

+3

Week 5: Paper, People & Plants

Feb 2, 2026

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6 min read

Week 5: Paper, People & Plants

Republic Day. CoLife in Jaipur. Kalpana Papers. 32 people, 4 countries, Four case study.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+2

Republic Day. New questions. Week 4

Jan 26, 2026

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4 min read

Republic Day. New questions. Week 4

CoLife starts today. A case study begins. Facilitation over isolation.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+3

The week I presented my journey and signed off a chapter

Jan 19, 2026

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4 min read

The week I presented my journey and signed off a chapter

Jury at 2 PM. Pongal celebration. And starting something new with MY 8 NEW strangers.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+2

The week I learned what "be authentic" actually means

Jan 12, 2026

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4 min read

The week I learned what "be authentic" actually means

First gym session. Cooking with my taste. And a presentation at 2 PM today.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+1

The week I decided to stop pretending I had more

Jan 5, 2026

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7 min read

The week I decided to stop pretending I had more

Early morning boating. Clouds like an ocean. And a decision about credit cards.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Personal

"Keep going" - What a stranger taught me about starting

Dec 31, 2025

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2 min read

"Keep going" - What a stranger taught me about starting

On January 8th, I said my idea out loud for the first time. Here's what happened.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+2

This Week Before the Year Ends

Dec 29, 2025

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2 min read

This Week Before the Year Ends

Christmas, waiting, travel, and returning to Day Zero

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

ISDM

+1

A Week of Thanks, Growth, and (Very Necessary) Home Food

Dec 22, 2025

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3 min read

A Week of Thanks, Growth, and (Very Necessary) Home Food

Showing up, following through, and learning to make things work better

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Global South Development

+4

Turpentine, Not Theory: Frugal AI & SEO for Social Impact

Dec 15, 2025

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5 min read

Turpentine, Not Theory: Frugal AI & SEO for Social Impact

Lessons from "Roach Mafia" on Resilience & Context

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+2

I Built a System This Week. It Almost Broke Me.

Dec 8, 2025

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4 min read

I Built a System This Week. It Almost Broke Me.

And what that taught me about the only work that actually matters.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Global South Development

+7

I Went to Pali as a Team Member. I'm Returning as a Systems Thinker.

Dec 1, 2025

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13 min read

I Went to Pali as a Team Member. I'm Returning as a Systems Thinker.

12 Days That Changed How I Understand Development Work

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Global South Development

+7

Listen, Learn, Lead: Building a Trust Network Across the Global South

Nov 24, 2025

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4 min read

Listen, Learn, Lead: Building a Trust Network Across the Global South

Reimagining development through trust-based relationships across the Global South.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+2

Leopards, Livelihoods, and Learning to See: When Geographic Context Rewires Development Work

Nov 17, 2025

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12 min read

Leopards, Livelihoods, and Learning to See: When Geographic Context Rewires Development Work

How 40 leopards became 2000 livelihoods, my PLC taught me to see context across difference, and why one-size-fits-all development fails

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+1

From Classroom to Community: What PLCs and Field Research Taught Me About Real Development Work

Nov 10, 2025

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14 min read

From Classroom to Community: What PLCs and Field Research Taught Me About Real Development Work

When theory meets practice, collectives learn faster. Here's what happened this week.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+1

New Day, New Life, New Idea: Before We Summit Together

Nov 3, 2025

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9 min read

New Day, New Life, New Idea: Before We Summit Together

A week of unexpected connections, RI preparations, and the philosophy that will guide Cohort'9 Summit 1.0

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R

Timeline

+1

Family, Fireworks & Feedback: My Week of Growth at ISDM

Oct 27, 2025

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9 min read

Family, Fireworks & Feedback: My Week of Growth at ISDM

A week of Diwali warmth, campus democracy, late-night deadlines, and deep reflections on leadership, learning, and community at ISDM.

Meenakshisundareswaran R
Meenakshisundareswaran R
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