Shubhra Saxena’s It Matters A Lot: 5 Lessons on conscious living

I attended the launch of It Matters A Lot by author and bureaucrat Shubhra Saxena on October 16, 2026, at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. Published by Rupa Publications, the book features a foreword by the Dalai Lama and explores self-awareness, conscious choices and what makes life meaningful. The event brought together personalities from literature, diplomacy, academia, healthcare and public service, including Gurcharan Das, Pavan K.