Megha Das | 90% PROVEN |

I don't know what the next year holds. Maybe I'll go back to a corporate job. Maybe I'll write a book. Maybe I'll surprise myself and take a pottery class.

So, here is to the messy middle. To the cold chai. To the brave act of building a life that feels like yours , even if no one else has a map for it. megha das

Bombay, Monsoon 2024 Did you enjoy this piece? If you'd like a different angle (e.g., "5 Productivity Tips from Megha Das" or "A Day in the Life"), just let me know! I don't know what the next year holds

Being a modern Indian woman in a creative field comes with its own unique hum. The hum of expectations. "When will you settle down?" sits right next to "Why aren't you earning more?" in the symphony of family WhatsApp forwards. Maybe I'll surprise myself and take a pottery class

Not because I didn’t want to be here. But because I had spent so long believing that success requires a perfect, linear map . Graduate. Get the job. Climb the ladder. Repeat.

I love my roots. I love the chaos of Durga Puja, the smell of shiuli flowers, the way my mother says "thakur dekha" (seeing God) as if peace is just a temple visit away. But I also love my quiet studio apartment, my unconventional hours, and the fact that I don't have to answer to anyone for taking a nap at 3 PM.