Sakhyam: Igniting a Movement

5 Star Review

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Editorial Book Review:

By Lauren Myers

This book's heartfelt look at loss, connection, and the unexpected ways we can heal stood out to me the most. It shows the weight of grief without drowning in it—there is sadness, but also warmth, hope, and a growing understanding that friendship can come from the strangest places. I've never read a relationship like the one at the center of this story. It's tender and deeply human, even though one half of it is not human at all. It was even stronger because of that difference.

The writing is beautifully immersive, bringing the world to life with rich sensory details. I could feel the quiet times spent by myself, the pain of loss, and the steady pull toward something important. The cultural background gives the story more meaning and makes it feel both specific and universal. The story is about one person's journey, but the themes are about how we deal with change, how we find meaning in our lives, and how kindness can change everything, even when we don't expect it.

This book also made me think about how we think about animals, empathy, and responsibility without preaching or forcing a message. The way trust grows over time feels so real, and the emotional stakes are high in a way that sneaks up on you. Even though it seems like a quiet story at first, by the end I could tell that a lot had been building up. There is a big change that takes place, and it made me feel like things were over and new things could start.

What I loved most about the book was how well it balanced feeling and telling a story. There are times when it feels too emotional, but it still hits hard when it needs to. This kind of story makes you think of the little things that happen out of the blue that change everything. By the end, I didn't just feel like I had read about the trip; I felt like I had been on it. People who have lost someone, want to make new friends, or just believe in the power of link should come here. After reading this story, you'll remember it for a long time.

About the Author

Preethi Srinivas

Preethi is a user experience researcher at an American multinational technology company. She holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from Indiana University and a Masters in Computer Science from Miami University. For over a decade she has worked in multiple domains, focusing her work on uncovering people’s behaviors, needs, and motivations to build intuitive and enjoyable products and services that empower people and change their lives in meaningful ways.

A few years ago, she accidentally landed on some online spiritual discourses by some well-renowned Vedic Scholars, which planted the seed for her to embark on a lifelong quest in advocating for human-cow friendship through acts of love and selfless service. She continues to volunteer in-person and remotely assists in different capacities, multiple cow shelters and sanctuaries across the globe. This book is her first endeavor at advocating for reviving the broken relationship between humans, cows and bulls.