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Ram Prasad Masagani
Sabbatical Dates: 1st August 2025 - 31st March 2026 My sabbatical was a deeply transformative journey that allowed me to step away from the relentless demands of my professional role and reconnect with myself on a personal, emotional, and spiritual level. Vijaya Switha
Sabbatical Dates: June 2025 - September 2025 I founded Chitrika at 24, and save for a one-year maternity break in 2011, the mantra since has been "Jame Raho"—keep at it, keep going. So when the first information about the Cocoon Initiative began circulating, friends and colleagues sent it my way with a mix of excitement and incredulity. I had never encountered anything quite like it: the radical notion that one could be supported—financially—to rest, to simply not work. Sachin Kumar Jain
Sabbatical Dates: 1st June 2024 - 31st March 2025 Honestly, it was a serious struggle. I did not realise ever that finding time for my own self and family is a cumbersome exercise, even if I’m given an opportunity to do so. In initial two months, I could not execute the plan and it was very difficult for me to move away from work and the organisational processes. Mathew John
Sabbatical Dates: 1st July 2025 - 30th September 2025 Well, to start with, this sabbatical was in my head more than a year ago and I had a chat with Vishal about it, sometime in late 2023. However, one thing kept leading to another and I had to figure out many things. An important thing was that I could not suddenly have a sabbatical in my sights without having someone take over my responsibilities. Maya Menon
Sabbatical Dates: 1st December 2024 - 31st March 2025 The Bittersweet Beginning On December 1, 2024, my sabbatical began—a Sunday, fittingly quiet for such a seismic shift. After founding and leading an organization for 22 years, stepping away felt like leaving family. The first week was disorienting: What will I do? What happens to my work? C Nambi
Sabbatical Dates: 1st September 2025 - 31st January 2026 “I was under the impression that doing work alone is life – it is productive and expected of anyone – other things are not that useful, not worth it, waste of time, not fulfilling one’s own duty and feeling guilty about not engaging with the work”. Sharanappa Barsi
Sabbatical Dates: 1st January 2025 - 30 April 2025 I, Sharanappa Barsi, have been working in the social development sector for the past 30 years. I was selected for the Sabbatical Leave Programme supported by the Cocoon Initiative and availed my sabbatical from 1 January 2025 to 30 April 2025. This report presents a summary of my sabbatical experiences, activities, learning, rejuvenation, and outcomes. Lalitha Iyer
Sabbatical Dates: 1st September 2024 – 31st May 2025 I took a break from my tasks at Plusturst and started the Cocoon fellowship in earnest in September 2024 and concluded it by 31st May 2025. Shobhini Mukerji
Sabbatical Dates: 1st January 2025 - 30th April 2025 Earlier this year, I took a sabbatical. It was something I had long thought about but never quite imagined how transformative it would be. The time off wasn’t about doing more. It was about being more — more present, more grounded, and more attuned to what matters. Pradeep Singh Pundhir
Sabbatical Dates: 1st June 2024 - 30th November 2024 On 1st June 2024, I stepped into something I had never allowed myself in 25 years of social work—a pause. It was the beginning of a six-month sabbatical, gifted to me by The Cocoon Initiative. Just a few days later, on my birthday, I realized this was not just time off, but life itself handing me a precious gift: rest, self-reflection, and a new beginning. |
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