Life, Attention and Purpose | Shillong Press Club | ‘The Unbecoming’ by Karitkeya Vajpai

In this conversation with Patricia Mukhim, Padma Shri awardee, at the Shillong Press Club, we reflected on the journey behind ‘The Unbecoming’. We talked how cricket, meditation, attention, detachment and inner inquiry shaped the book. Through the discussion, we explore why life is not only about becoming something in the eyes of the world, but about looking within, understanding the self, and allowing life to reveal its purpose. The dialogue also moves through the role of stories, the importance of sports, the temporary nature of success, the meaning of detachment, and the path from intellect to wisdom.