24/07/2026
I co-founded Plant Easy with my mother to make her realize that life only begins after retirement. It was never “just another hobby” we were pursuing. She has been the most brilliant teacher I ever had the privilege of learning from, just like her students at Shishu Kallyan Primary School. The impact she had in her students’ lives beyond the classroom is a story I am saving for another day.
She was also my motivation to start PEAK which is a fully youth-led platform where we talk and take actions to empower the elderly: an idea that I built with the knowledge I “Gather”ed (wink wink) from Goldin Institute. They introduced the idea of ABCD to me which made me focus on what is strong rather than what is wrong.
To make a neglected demographic feel included without tokenism, we need actions in our society: PEAK is thinking just about that.
With my mother’s ever loved plants from Plant Easy and PEAK's action vision for an age-defying world for our parents, I invite you to “GROW SOMETHING TOGETHER.” 🌱
Concept:
We live in a world that hurries us with deadlines, targets, the next milestone. Somewhere in that rush, the people who raised us start quietly getting older while we get busy chasing the version of "success" the society has handed us.
Let’s pause for a few hours.
Plant Easy x PEAK is coming together to bring you a Parent & Daughter/ Son/ Grandchildren Planting Workshop — not a class where you sit and listen, but a hands-on session where you and your loved ones plant something together. Same soil, same pot, same quiet moment of doing something slow with your hands instead of your phone.
This isn't about becoming a master gardener. It's about what happens in the space between the planting — the conversations that come up when your hands are busy and your guard is down.
A bit of context: Plant Easy has always been about making planting simple and personal. PEAK grew out of a fellowship at Golden Global Institute, where community development became the core of what I wanted to build — knowledge that actually reaches people, not just sits in a report. This workshop is where both ideas meet: growing plants, and growing closer to the people who matter as they become older, wiser, more accepting and adaptive to change by challenging norms set for aging.
Few things I am going to be following which is usually a concern at any event:
- Time and Place: The workshop will take place in the first week of August at Banani. Please let me know your suggestion for a wholesome community space. I have a few in mind, but let’s hear you out.
- Theme: Gilmore Girls 🍂
- Food: “Coffee, coffee, coffee! Coffee in an IV,” and Hors d'oeuvre from a local female entrepreneur/ Sookie
- Each pair will be leaving with 10 potted plants home. If carrying them is an issue, we will deliver it the same day.
- We will only host 8 to 10 pairs (16 to 20) people in the workshop.
Other specifics depend on your preferences. So in the comments, let’s engage to curate the workshop that makes your experience worthwhile.
