Balaka is a heart-led writer and resilience educator based in Texas, United States. Balaka is happy with less and nurtures a native garden for pollinators. She loves to connect with her inner self through devotional yoga, which helps to anchor her mind and body into holistic wellness.

Balaka believes in raising grassroots awareness of processes that affect our health, safety, and well-being. Her storytelling helps people find their inner resilience and live with intention and balance.

As a bilingual author (Bengali and English), Balaka uses her empathy and intuition to protect the earth and its people. She guides others to write their memoirs with a powerful message and helps nonprofits translate their messages into English.

Her work is an invitation to reconnect with self, protect what matters, and co-create safer, compassionate communities. She has been a collaborative community member here and also served on the PureEsperanza board.