2025 A year that asked more than it gave, and gave in ways I didn’t expect. The most challenging …hence the most transformative. A year less travelled and less read, (which also makes it my 2026 resolution: more reading and more travelling). but truly a year of firsts I ran my first race, played a cop for the first time, started my first business, had my first exhibition, attended my first concert (and I’m so glad it was Coldplay), and after many years, had my first film release — which also became my first OTT release. It wasn’t smooth , but it was an incredible year. A pivot year. From celebrating my mom’s milestone birthday, to the beginning of many new journeys… and also the year when Bahadur bhaiya’s journey came to an end 🤍. Here’s hoping 2026 is a little kinder — and just a little crazier. #yearend #2025 #newyear #eshachawla
2025 A year that asked more than it gave, and gave in ways I didn’t expect. The most challenging …hence the most transformative. A year less travelled and less read, (which also makes it my 2026 resolution: more reading and more travelling). but truly a year of firsts I ran my first race, played a cop for the first time, started my first business, had my first exhibition, attended my first concert (and I’m so glad it was Coldplay), and after many years, had my first film release — which also became my first OTT release. It wasn’t smooth , but it was an incredible year. A pivot year. From celebrating my mom’s milestone birthday, to the beginning of many new journeys… and also the year when Bahadur bhaiya’s journey came to an end 🤍. Here’s hoping 2026 is a little kinder — and just a little crazier. #yearend #2025 #newyear #eshachawla
2025 A year that asked more than it gave, and gave in ways I didn’t expect. The most challenging …hence the most transformative. A year less travelled and less read, (which also makes it my 2026 resolution: more reading and more travelling). but truly a year of firsts I ran my first race, played a cop for the first time, started my first business, had my first exhibition, attended my first concert (and I’m so glad it was Coldplay), and after many years, had my first film release — which also became my first OTT release. It wasn’t smooth , but it was an incredible year. A pivot year. From celebrating my mom’s milestone birthday, to the beginning of many new journeys… and also the year when Bahadur bhaiya’s journey came to an end 🤍. Here’s hoping 2026 is a little kinder — and just a little crazier. #yearend #2025 #newyear #eshachawla
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
2016 A decade ago, life felt wilder, and I let my hair down more often. I was laughing, creating, leaping … less afraid of what if, more in love with why not. I wrote a play, planted an NGO, painted between breaths, let the tabla speak, directed a small film under the Ever Victorious banner, and stepped into projects the way one steps into sunlight … without a care, without fear. Now, as I look toward 2026, I feel it’s time to invite that courage back — the freedom, the recklessness, the yes. But I also want to keep this calm, this knowing that slowing down is not failure. I don’t need to be a role model in someone else’s story. If I can remain the protagonist of my own. #2016 #followingthetrend
