Genes, Jalebis & Cholesterol
Life
A personal account of cholesterol, family history, jalebis, exercise, medication and the everyday struggle between what we know and what we actually do.
Read ArticleWriting that explores life after 40 through fitness, movement, recovery, travel, personal essays, and everyday experiences.

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Life
A personal account of cholesterol, family history, jalebis, exercise, medication and the everyday struggle between what we know and what we actually do.
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Life
A drive through Hansdiha becomes an exploration of nostalgia and the quiet distance a car creates between us and the world around us.

Fitness
Why progress after 40 feels less predictable, and how recovery, sleep, stress and accumulated fatigue increasingly shape the body's adaptation to training.

Life
A personal reflection on fasting, fresh jalebis and the everyday choices through which health is quietly shaped.

Life
A personal essay about ageing, blood pressure, recovery and learning to live well with the body you have.
Fitness
After 40, walking begins supporting recovery, energy, stress regulation, and consistency in ways intense workouts alone often can’t fully replace.
Fitness
After 40, consistency often breaks down not because motivation disappears—but because recovery, energy, and structure stop supporting the effort.
Fitness
After 40, progress is no longer driven by training alone. Recovery quietly becomes the system holding strength, energy, and consistency together.
Fitness
Restarting fitness after a long gap isn’t about picking up where you left off—it’s about rebuilding rhythm in a way that actually holds.
Fitness
After 40, results don’t come from pushing harder alone—they come from how well intensity and consistency work together over time.
Fitness
Home workouts don’t fail because of location—they fail because of lack of structure. This is what actually makes them work after 40.
Fitness
Fat loss after 40 isn’t just about eating less—it’s about preserving muscle while the body responds differently to stress, recovery, and training.
Fitness
Recomposition after 40 is possible—but it doesn’t look or progress the way most people expect. This is what actually changes.
Fitness
After 40, fitness mistakes don’t look like mistakes—they feel like reasonable adjustments. Over time, they quietly start working against you.
Fitness
Why traditional workout plans stop working after 40—and how a more flexible, anchored structure creates consistency that actually holds.
Fitness
Why resistance training becomes essential—not optional—as strength, stability, and recovery begin to change after 40.
Fitness
Why fat gain after 40 is less about weight and more about how the body manages stress, energy, and recovery.
Fitness
Understanding why effort, recovery, and consistency begin to behave differently after 40.
Fitness
After 40, fitness quietly shifts from appearance to function—without any clear signal. This is where awareness begins.

Field Notes
A journey to Gingee's extraordinary hill fort turns into a story of heat, exhaustion, unexpected kindness and the determination to climb on.

Field Notes
A journey through Deoghar during the month of Shravan, from the relentless multitude of pilgrims to the legend of Ravan and the quiet landscape of Harlajodi.

Field Notes
A chance encounter with a sadhu on the banks of the Narmada becomes a conversation about renunciation, desire and the pull of the world.