Some people never really leave.
They become the light we walk by.
Father of four daughtersAccountant of kindnessWriterSeeker of the Gita
On 15 October 2026 he changed his garment, as the Gita says, and walked on into the eternal rhythm. His light did not go out. It was handed to us.
A life, counted the way he counted
He kept ledgers all his working life. But the ledger he really cared about was the one where kindness is the only entry that never goes out of balance.
In his own words
From his poem “ओ लाड़ली”, written for the day a daughter leaves home. Read it once, slowly. Then read it again as if he were reading it to you.
शिकायत तो होगी अगर जो कभी टोकी हो तेरी डगर करूँ क्या? बाप हूँ डरता रहा मगर साथ रहा तेरे हर गली - जो मिली ओ लाड़ली!
You may hold a complaint, if ever I stopped you on your way. What could I do? I am a father; I was always afraid. But I walked beside you down every lane you found. O Laadli!
— Brij Mohan Sharma, “Oh Laadli”
His partner in every lamp he lit
Every diya needs a hand that shields the flame from the wind. For all those years, that hand was hers.
When he gave his daughters the courage to fly, she gave them a home to return to. The values that Neeti, Kriti, Shakti and Mukti carry onto every stage were not taught by one parent. They were the daily harvest of a home that Brij Mohan and Kusum Sharma built together, side by side.
Her name means flower. A flower does not ask anything of the season. It opens, gives its fragrance to whoever passes, and blooms again. That is how love looked in their home.
दीया उन्होंने जलाया, पर लौ को हवा से उसने बचाया।He lit the lamp; she kept its flame safe from the wind.
Vision · Mission · Objectives
Drawn from his life and his seven books, as Sanatan Labs understands them and pledges to carry forward.
A world where every person works with skill and integrity, every home is a classroom of values, and every daughter flies with her sanskaar into a sky of her own.
जहाँ बही-खाता और आत्मा दोनों संतुलित हों: हर कर्म में कौशल, हर घर में संस्कार, और हर बेटी के पंखों में अपना आसमान।
To carry his books, his poems and his way of life to every age and every language: make the Gita practical for the common man, tell the complete story behind every incomplete name, and keep a ledger of kindness.
गीता को आम आदमी के जीवन का मार्ग बनाना, हर अधूरे नाम की पूरी कहानी कहना, और नेकी का बही-खाता रखना।
Women empowerment · the father of four daughters
When a daughter rises, the world rises.
In a time when many homes chose “safe” careers for their girls, he and Kusum ji chose freedom together. Classical stages, music, media, choreography, data science: whatever his daughters dreamed, his answer was the same. Steady encouragement, quiet vigilance, total support.
The compass he placed in her hands: integrity before applause.
The discipline to build, the same discipline he brought to every ledger.
The courage he gave her to step onto national and global stages.
Freedom to choose her own path, and the calm to let go of what does not matter.
“A true mentor does not dictate the path you must walk; instead, they clear the stones from your feet, light a lamp in the dark, and give you the courage to fly.”The Eternal Rhythm, Chapter 2 · “The Patriarch of Dreams”
His books
Ordinary lives, social hypocrisies and the quiet arrival of empathy. Maple Press.
Find it on Amazon.in“A complete story of an incomplete name.” Moral ambiguity, brotherhood and redemption.
Find it on Amazon.inHis Hindi work on where the divine is really found.
Find it on Amazon.inA Common Man's Approach to Shrimad Bhagwad Gita. Notion Press, 2019.
Find it on Amazon.inEffort, skill and success, through the Gita.
Find it on Amazon.inGita principles for the ethics of the modern economy.
Find it on Amazon.inSociety, family and community, through the Gita.
Find it on Amazon.inThe tribute collection
Each one began with his words. Keep this page in the same folder as the tribute files and the buttons below open them directly.
His life, letters and Krishna consciousness in nine chapters, with his seven books in the annex.
From his whole lifeOpen the book →PDF edition (A5, 52 pages) →Sanatan: Eternal Rhythm, a tribute to Krishna. The song that walks beside The Eternal Rhythm, Krishna accompanying the elder through every verse.
Companion to The Eternal RhythmListen on YouTube →Meera searches for God; Kanha answers “मैं हूँ ना!” A film in Hindi, English and Marathi, ending in his memory.
Inspired by his book GodWatch the musical →His farewell poem to a daughter in two sung voices, read through art, science, maths, technology and management.
His own poemListen and read →Krishna and Bhrigu in boardrooms and hospital wards. Lessons in 21 languages and the KALKI Consciousness Certificate.
Inspired by Gita Today and Life Lessons from GitajiWatch and take the quiz →The “Badman” in two moods, whimsical and serious, with STEAM lessons and his message in ten Indian languages.
Inspired by his novel BadmanWatch the film →The vision of Sanatan Labs
He showed us that duty and devotion, the ledger and the soul, are one rhythm. Sanatan Labs dreams of a home where that rhythm is studied, practised and shared: a research hub where dance, music, story and Gita wisdom are explored as ways to turn stress into energy, anger into direction, and grief into light.
This is a vision Sanatan Labs is working towards in his memory. The first stage, the tribute collection on this page, already exists.
One last thing
He spent his life lighting lamps in other people's dark rooms. Tonight, light one for him.
सादर प्रणाम
With love, from Sanatan Labs
For Shri Brij Mohan Sharma: father, writer, seeker. The garment changes; the wearer remains.