Personal website
Things I am making.Memories I want to keep.
I’m Sumati Joshi. This is a home for Prarthana Preeti, personal reflections, photography, Growing Readers and my work as an author.
Current project
Prarthana Preeti Prayer App
Free, offline and available now on Android. Coming soon on iPhone.
Prarthana Preeti brings together 28 traditional Hindu prayers recited at Kainchi Dham and by devotees of Neem Karoli Baba, lovingly known as Maharajji. The idea simply came and stayed with me. I made the app with Ma and Maharajji in mind, as one small way I could serve and help people keep familiar prayers close wherever they are. It includes the Hanuman Chalisa and can be read in Hindi or with a Roman English pronunciation guide.
With the blessings, support and endorsement of Shri Kainchi Hanuman Mandir Trust, Kainchi Dham.
- 01 Hindi and Roman English reading, with word meanings
- 02 Text size and weight, with light and dark modes
- 03 Personal routines and optional reminders
- 04 राम writing and a Jaap counter
- 05 Optional Sankalp with progress on Home
- 06 Offline, with no ads, accounts or analytics
Coming soon on iPhone
From the reflections
Personal memories, held in my own words.
Faith and devotion
My Two Cents After Watching Hanuman Ansh
A personal reflection on Hanuman Ansh, Maharajji’s unconditional love, and the devotion I came to know through Siddhi Ma.Read reflection →02In memoriam
Rabboo Joshi: A Modern-Day Saint Born to Do Maharajji’s Work
A personal reflection on Rabboo Joshi, lovingly called Taatu, his devotion to Ma and Maharajji, and what he meant to his family.Read reflection →03Kainchi memories
Going to Kainchi
The journey, the first glimpse after Bhowali and the ordinary moments that made Kainchi feel like home.Read reflection →
Through my lens
I photograph what makes me stop.
Light on water, a bird holding still, a road bending out of sight and a place I want to remember. These are the moments I keep.
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Books
I believe children should grow up knowing the stories, prayers and traditions that are part of their culture. My illustrated Hindu storybooks offer a gentle place to begin, with stories to enjoy together and questions to explore as a family.
Alongside these stories, I create devotional books for quiet moments of prayer. Discover my published books and the titles coming next.
Explore my books
Personal background
Kainchi was part of my childhood, not a place I discovered later.
Sri Siddhi Ma is Ma to me, and we called Sri Jivanti Ma Choti Ma. The memories I share come from frequent family visits, ordinary ashram days and the people who made Kainchi feel like home.
About me