My dad’s story starts in Amritsar 🇮🇳 with love, separation, and survival.
As a child, he was separated from his parents and raised by my grandparents. He learned resilience early, long before he had words for it. Then came another life-altering chapter: moving to Delhi during the Sikh riots in the 80s, when wearing a turban could make you a target overnight. Imagine carrying your identity with pride, and fear, at the same time just trying to make it home safely.
Years later, around age 23–24, he reunited with his parents. learning how to belong again takes courage too. Still, he kept moving forward.
And then he did what fathers do — he gave his children more than he ever had. He and my mom raised my brother and me with opportunities to study, grow, and build lives he could only dream of at our age. He poured himself into our future. Through all this we saw him and whole family battle cancer together, losing our mom in ‘21. And finding peace between us three boys, each handling their lives but still trying to be the for each other.
Today, I get to witness moments that feel almost unreal for both of us: bringing him to the US, watching him ride in autonomous cars, seeing the Pacific Ocean with his own eyes, meeting his American granddaughter, hiking around the Golden Gate, and spotting sea lions and whales together.
If you told the younger version of him or me — that this would be our life one day, we probably wouldn’t have believed you.
This was his third time in America. And every time he visits, there’s a quiet uncertainty: Will I come back again? When?
That question makes every hug longer, every walk slower, every memory sharper.
His life has been a story of survival, sacrifice, and grace.
And if I am anything good in this world, it is because I was raised by a man who turned hardship into hope.
Love you, Dad. Always. ❤️
#Family #Gratitude #ImmigrantStory #Sikh #Punjab Amritsar Delhi FatherSon GenerationalSacrifice AmericanDream Blessed StoryOfResilience
🤯🤯Do you understand how crazy this is basically this Oxford neuro scientist is explaining that pain is also sorted with dopamine, usually we attribute dopamine only the nice things.
This means that going to the gym working on a hard relationship working out through a hard situation, also releases, dopamine and build your confidence
I spoke to an Oxford Neuroscientist on the efficiency of therapy.
Basically they said that whenever therapy doesn’t work it’s because you don’t have a good therapy
Oxford Neuroscientist explains how you can hack your brain to be more tuned towards internal metrics (Inner Scorecard) and not external circumstances. Your brain starts rewarding for the work and effort you’re putting rather the Outcome.
Preparing for NDA at 18 was my first (one of many) validation on my mindset, discipline and work ethic.
Clearing NDA still remains one of the proudest and most grateful moments, that helped me achieve so much later in life.
Your confidence and belief is built brick by brick.
Your teachers love you when you’re a nobody, nervous kids, not knowing what the future holds. To come back to them after becoming somebody is a different feeling. This is @rawal__ and I visiting our Fav teachers after 15 years. They still see us the same way (humbling)
Your teachers love you when you’re a nobody, nervous kids, not knowing what the future holds. To come back to them after becoming somebody is a different feeling. This is @rawal__ and I visiting our Fav teachers after 15 years. They still see us the same way (humbling)
Dopamine isn’t “pleasure.” It’s the engine of wanting, learning, and the habit loops running your day.
In this reel, Dr. Sankalp Garud (OxfordNeuro Scientist) breaks down: • why “dopamine hits” are a misleading idea • why bad habits feel effortless • how cues + surprise keep you hooked • how to build motivation that lasts
If you’ve been blaming yourself for low focus or procrastination, watch this with a different lens.
What’s your biggest “cheap hit” trap right now: scrolling, snacks, caffeine, or something else? 👇
I grew up in a middle-class home where money was always part of the conversation. It shaped what I feared, what I chased, and how I saw myself.
FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
Now, after a decade of work, living across countries, and getting to $1M by 30, I wanted to sit down and share what I would tell my 18-year-old self about money.
This is not a personal finance tutorial. It is a more honest conversation about the emotional and psychological side of money:
- why savings matter, but only in the beginning
- why the biggest financial wins often come from unexpected places
- why money is more useful as freedom than as status
- how chasing money too hard can make you miss what really matters
If you have ever felt anxious, behind, insecure, or obsessed with money, this one is for you.
#money #financialfreedom #personalgrowth #wealth #selfimprovement
I was NDA Rank 3 but that was 14 years ago
So interviewing one of the most decorated officers to come out of the National Defence Academy felt like a full-circle moment.
But this is not a typical army podcast.
In this episode we break down:
• How civilians should consume geopolitics without getting overwhelmed
• Why the media keeps India obsessed with Pakistan
• How army discipline translates to corporate leadership
• And how young people should deal with misinformation and AI-driven news
A rare perspective from someone who spent 40+ years serving the nation.
🎙 Full episode goes live March 19th!
