chander Sharma -logo

The Friday Fable – Stories That Ground Us and Let Us Rise

by | Dec 20, 2025 | Roots & Wings

Roots & Wings

Honouring the ones who seeded the movement !
Celebrating the ones who gave us flight !!

Post 4 | Kavi Arasu

Some facilitators guide you through a process.
Others…… 𝑔𝑒𝑖𝑑𝑒 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓.
There’s a quiet anticipation that builds when you know Kavi Arasu is facilitating a session.
It’s not just the room – it’s the inner space he creates.

Some days, I get lucky – and I find myself in conversation with him.
And on other days, I cut across everything else just to be in the room –
π‘‡π‘œ 𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘™π‘Žπ‘€π‘™π‘’π‘ π‘  π‘ π‘¦π‘šπ‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘›π‘¦ β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘ .

What unfolds is never loud.
Never rushed.
Always intentional.
Always… profound.

Kavi doesn’t just design experiences –
He crafts inner landscapes.
He weaves together books, metaphors, insights, humour, and silence – into spaces that are playful, powerful, and deeply personal.

He calls his weekly reflections #FridayFable –
But those who’ve sat in his circle know…
every day becomes a fable when Kavi’s facilitating it.

From being an enabler in corporate boardrooms to building learning communities to reimagining facilitation with tech, heart and humanity –
Kavi has not only served IAF India, but continues to shape global facilitation with unmatched humility and grace.

My Profound Learning from Kavi:

β€œFacilitation isn’t performance – it is presence.”

From him, I’ve learned that the magic doesn’t lie in what we say –
but in what we create space for.

He doesn’t force insights.
He invites them.
With poetry, questions, metaphors…
and yes, sometimes, just silence.

As Khalil Gibran once wrote:
β€œπ‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ . 𝐼𝑑 𝑖𝑠 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’π‘™π‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒.”
Kavi gives of himself – every single time.
His presence.
His thoughts. His questions.
His stillness.

A living, legendary embodiment of the Being of a Facilitator –
And I am proud to be in his circle.

To you, Kavi –
Thank you for giving us roots that reflect depth…
And wings that reflect wisdom.

Chander
Rooted in Gratitude. Soaring with Purpose.