Hi, I’m Omika!

And I’m glad you’re here.

This is where I unpack lessons from living a life full of pivots and purpose.

After spending many years on social media with short-form content, I’ve realized how much more joy & fulfillment I find in writing long-form pieces.

I’ve always been on a quest to ask big, bold questions, challenge the status quo, and make sense of life. I enjoy communing with people who similarly have a insatiable curiosity about the world — we don’t do surface level here, we go deep.

My sister once said she thinks I’m like an iceberg and the world only sees the above-water version of me but it would benefit from alllllllll the underwater stuff too. I trust her with my life, so I’m taking her advice.

Quick tidbits about me:

Currently located in: Austin, TX

Daily non-negotiable: My meditation practice

Proudly: a New York City native (born & raised in Brooklyn)

Surprising fact: I learned how to speak Russian before I learned English

I’ve lived / worked / studied in: 8 cities

Genres of music I’m currently listening to: Jungle house for energy, zouk and azonto for vibes, Latin for passion, show tunes for drama, and kirtan for peace

The longer story:

I grew up in a predominantly working-class, immigrant neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY (shout-out to Gravesend). When I was 4 months old and my parents had to go back to work, they found me a Russian-speaking babysitter (there were no Indians around us).

So I learned to speak Russian before I learned English, and I translated between Gujarati & Russian so that my parents and babysitter could communicate. I also studied classical Russian ballet from age 3, until I went to college.

In high school, the New York Times made a video documentary where they called me the “Type A Teenager” as a part of their One in 8 Million New Yorkers series. That was cool, but that was also when my high-functioning anxiety took root.

I went to Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service for undergrad where I studied International Relations & Russian. I had every intention of becoming a diplomat or politician but alas, life decided to go differently.

I started my corporate career at Facebook as a business analyst, before I left my cushy tech job to move to Asia (Cambodia & India) for 3 years (see, the international part still happened). There, I scaled a growth-stage social venture across eight cities in Africa and Asia and managed relationships for a multi-million dollar microfinance investment portfolio.

In 2019, I moved back to the US to get my MBA at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, after which I worked as an innovation & growth strategy consultant for Fortune 100 companies. I am now working on a new startup through Purpose Built Venture studio.

In 2020, while I was in business school, my sisters and I became social media creators who amassed over 700k followers across social media platforms and worked on 5-figure creator deals with brands such as Nike, Toyota, and Kate Spade. In 2022, we were named API Trailblazers by TikTok.

My life has been a tapestry of unique, seemingly unrelated experiences.

Through it all, I have struggled with high-functioning anxiety my whole life, and have been on a quest to return to my wholeness.

Drawn to holistic well-being during a tumultuous time in my young adult life, I have trained in various healing modalities across the US and Asia over the past decade.

Though I believe no training or certification is a replacement for lived wisdom, I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to delve deep into my ancestral teachings:

  • Meditation teacher training with The Shala in Brooklyn, NY

  • 200-hour yoga teacher training with Nadi Yogi in Austin, TX

  • Reiki level 2 certification with Aryan Yoga & Reiki Center in Goa, India

  • Jay Shetty certified life coach

  • Sat multiple Vipassana meditation courses in the US and Asia

  • Have attended Guru Shishya teachings by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche in India

Thanks for being a part of my world — I’m excited to grow, learn, and evolve together!


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