Derived from the words, ikiru, meaning "life" and kai, which means "the realization of what one hopes for". Put together, Ikigai trans¬lates as"a reason to live".
Simply put, Ikigai embodies the happiness in living.
Japanese dictionaries define Ikigai in such terms as ikiru hariai, yorokobi, meate (something to live for, the joy and goal of living) and ikite iru dake no neuchi, ikite inu kofuku, rieki (a life worth living, the happiness and benefit of being alive).
Ikigai is not just a life philosophy or an ideology, but a transformative human experience. These are princi¬ples on which you can base your life's fulcrum. It can give you motivation and resilience in times of hardship, also leading to seIf-actuaIisation, to becoming your true self. A longer life expectancy is just an outcome or the by-product of such a healthy, mindful lifestyle.

Dr. Rashmi Birth: 18 January, 1974 Kanpur (UP)
Education: Ph.D. (Study of Classical Languages of Kabir Poetry in Hindi).
Published over 10 books in Hindi which includes Biographies, Novel and Selfhelp. Her autobio-graphical novels on Dr. Kalam and Atal Bihari Vajpayee are very popular.
This is her first book in English.
Creativity: Writing and Teaching. Published articles, poems and stories in different newspapers, magazines. Regular columns in Navbharat Times and Aaj Samaj, book review for Tribune. Presentations on Doordarshan and other channels and All India Radio. Poetry recitation on various stages.
Contact: 9971711337
rashmi.author@gmail.com