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Editorial

It is a pleasure to release the first issue of “Here and Now” for 2022.

The theme is ‘My ISABS Journey’ that lets us all look at how the going has been, the milestones, the
roadblocks and how each one of us has faced these and other challenges and what the journey has meant
to us in our life and work.

The pandemic is far from over, and its impact is still negatively affecting lives—our own and those of our
near and dear as also our work-life balance, well-developed coping mechanisms notwithstanding.

As in the last issue, our contributors speak about the insights they gained about themselves and the
learnings that they have valued as guiding their lives as a consequence of their ISABS journey and new
perspectives that have broadened their horizon.
Sunita Raut speaks about how natural it felt for her to be in the here-and-now and to be working with her
feelings of the moment. Dipen Sharma ponders over the happiness that has eluded him despite achieving
significant success in his career.

Srinath shares about the impact several colleagues in ISABS had made on him along his journey and the
learnings he has internalized in the process. Krushna Sawant talks in her reflective piece about her shift
from an Introvert to an Extrovert.

Sanjyot links her own experiences in the journey to those of the protagonist Dan Miller in the movie
“Peaceful Warrior” in facing and overcoming challenges due to her perseverance and through help she
received from ISABS colleagues in strengthening her resolve to fight on. Kiran Lalsangi speaks about how
inter-dependence helped his group transform into an energetic and self-reliant team.

Poonam and Ila bring out the continuing impact and relevance of Carl Rogers’ book “On Becoming a
Person” in their review of the book.

Mukta Kamplikar in her poems delves deep into her ‘other self’ and the quest resonates with every one
of us.

South, East and West Regions continue to hold meetings and run regular events including special learning
sessions online while going ahead with in-person events. Go to the Regional Roundup section for
interesting details of their activities.

But for the untiring and relentless efforts of all the members of our H&N team (VLK, Lakshmi, Mukta,
Sanjyot and Kantha), this issue would not have seen the light of the day. We cannot thank each of them
adequately.

To be associated with the team continues to be a pleasant and enriching experience also helping us
upgrade our own skill sets in using today’s technology in communication.

VLK Sarma | Lakshmi Raman |Kantha Rao

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