This Week Before the Year Ends

ISDM campus, Delhi NCR. Christmas week. Cold nights. Loud rooms.

I was Santa. I gave everyone their gifts.
I returned to my room without one.

After the M&E session with Khilesh, we celebrated Christmas and November–December birthdays.

Tamil songs played loudly in Delhi NCR.
The 404 band performed.
I danced, even though I don’t usually.

The next day, my gift arrived. A green cap.
I still don’t know who my Secret Santa was.

At midnight on December 25, Pao and I sent Merry Christmas messages.
It was my first Christmas celebration in North India.

The next day, people left.
I stayed alone in my room.
It was harder than I expected.

By Friday, an unplanned plan formed.
We travelled to Jim Corbett, then to Nainital.
Two days of movement, games, and conversations.

I bought gifts.
I like giving gifts.

Somewhere between travel and silence, I felt myself returning to Day Zero.
And also stepping into Day One.

I don’t know yet what I’m building.
But I know I’m building something.

For now, this newsletter and LinkedIn are the only two places I’m holding.

That feels enough.

Thank you for taking the time to read.

At this stage, I am sharing my work and reflections primarily through two channels: this newsletter and LinkedIn.

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Shorter updates and public reflections are shared on LinkedIn.

The work itself is still taking shape.
I’m continuing to document it carefully, one week at a time.

—
Meenakshisundareswaran Ravichandran (Nami 🌊)

The 2025 Annual Edition goes out on Wednesday, December 31 at 6:30 AM.
It’s a longer record of the year as it actually unfolded, across places, people, and work.

Note to Readers

This newsletter is a factual record of the week as it unfolded.

It is written to document experiences and reflections in real time, not to offer advice or conclusions. Some questions remain open by design, as they are still part of an ongoing process.