Whenever Aditya and Garima flew from Singapore to India, they packed empty suitcases. They flew back with them full of millets, pulses, Ayurvedic herbs, and cold-pressed oils.

"Our pantry in Singapore was more indigenous than most homes in India," says Garima, a designer.

Aditya, born in Shimla, had been missing his roots for a while. He had left medical school for fashion management and gone on to work with brands like Nike across Southeast Asia. The pay was good, and the future looked secure. But the hustle culture was wearing the couple down.

"It started small; we began wondering — what are we eating? What are we buying? And what are we going to teach our child just by the way we live?" says Aditya.

When they were expecting their first child, the couple began questioning what they wanted family life to look like. Rather than settle deeper into the life they had built in Singapore, they chose a different path. They quit their jobs, packed their bags and moved to Dasgaon, Uttarakhand, where they began raising their son, Vedas, without formal schooling.

Their decision was not just about moving to the mountains. It was about rethinking how children learn and what parents need to unlearn along the way.

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