Author Dr. N. Lakshmi Thilagam’s book, ‘Notes From A Journey Called Life’, is a collection of inspiring stories and reflections based on real-life experiences, human emotions, and spiritual contemplation. The book encourages readers to discover extraordinary meaning in ordinary moments of life and to look at difficult situations from a new perspective.

The book explores themes such as love, relationships, faith, compassion, grief, surrender, inner strength, and the search for the divine through personal experiences. Inspired by Yoga and Shaiva Siddhanta, the author shares the idea that what happens to us in life is not as important as how we choose to respond to it. It is this perspective that gradually shapes our personality, inner growth, and spiritual journey.

Dr. N. Lakshmi Thilagam is an architect, researcher, author, and academician with more than 25 years of experience. She studied at NIT Trichy and completed her postgraduate studies in Urban Design from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. She also earned her PhD from IIT Kharagpur.

As an internationally certified yoga teacher, she conducts workshops focused on healthy and balanced living. Following the loss of her husband, her personal journey of self-reflection and rebuilding led her towards a deeper exploration of spirituality.

At present, she is actively involved in establishing and developing her yoga school, ‘Sivayogam’, in Pondicherry, continuing her journey of sharing the values of yoga, inner awareness, and spiritual well-being with others.