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Hey Beyonder!

The video is out.

"Why Men Rape."

We'd been sitting on this one for a while. It wasn't that we weren't ready. I think we just didn't want to rush it.

Almost 500 comments came in. I sat down and read all of them. It took a while. I don't really know how to describe what that was like. At some point I just thought, okay. I think the right people found this. That felt like enough.

We're Not Done

This one opened something up and I want to keep pulling at it. More of the uncomfortable stuff. More honest conversations. More content that actually has something to say in Tamil.

While all of that was happening, I met two people I haven't been able to stop thinking about.

The House

We went to Besant nagar to meet Major Gen Indrabalan. He fought in Kargil.

I walked into his home and just stopped for a second. Some homes feel like the person who lives there. His was like that. Awards everywhere. These metal boards where he'd mapped out his entire life journey, signed by people he looked up to. Every corner of that place felt deliberate.

Then he started talking.

There was no warmup or small talk. Just this very direct clarity. Like someone who figured out a long time ago what actually matters.

That video is coming. I'll leave it at that for now.

The Chess Girl

A few days after that I met Sharvanika.

She's young. And she is just completely about chess. I've met people who are passionate about things but this was something else. It wasn't like she talks about chess as something she does, it's more like it's just how she thinks. How she sees things. It runs through everything.

My Parents Visited

My parents came to Chennai last week. They brought some books, some plants, and my guitar.

I didn't realize how much I missed it until I actually saw it there.

We went out for dinner. Food was fine. But my parents are from Tirunelveli, so Chennai restaurants were never going to win that one, that's just how it is.

I also took my team out the same evening. It was a good day.

Still Quiet

I've been skipping events. I'm in ghost mode basically.

And I actually like it right now.. More reading and more making things.

Over to You

Is there someone in your life whose full story you've never actually heard? A parent, a grandparent, a teacher, someone who's been around for years but you've never properly sat down with.

Maybe just ask this week. Hit reply and tell me who comes to mind.

See you next week.

Cheers,

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