About Us
Our Vision
Vision – A world living in 1Ness, anchored in the wisdom of love.
Mission – To inspire people to embrace love as a guiding force.
The unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic left many grappling with fear, anxiety, and stress. While the pandemic has passed, there is a lingering unease as we navigate this ‘new normal’. As a result, many of us continue to operate from a place of fear-whether in daily situations, at work, at home, or in our relationships. Returning to Love (RTL) was conceived as an antidote to this, aiming to inspire people to shift their response from fear to love, making love their primary way of operating in every aspect of their life.
Our Story and Mission
At RTL, we create safe spaces for heartfelt exchange through the arts, meaningful events, and inspiring podcasts.
Founded in 2022, RTL has blossomed into a vibrant and active community of over 500 voices of love, inspiration, and 1Ness. Every RTL event is a heartfelt celebration of love in all its beautiful forms.
We understand that operating from a space of love, and even finding the courage to speak, can be challenging. That’s why we create safe spaces where deep and wholehearted exchanges flow through the language of art. Be it poetry, dance, music, or storytelling, these art forms make it easier to open up in profound and unexpected ways. Resonating deeply with the audience, these moments offer new perspectives. Through this shared experience, we learn, grow, and connect with each other’s stories.
The focus of these events has been to inspire people to operate more from a space of love (than fear). For each of these events, RTL invited special guests, known as VOYCEs of Inspiration (VOI), including Kathak dancer Shovana Narayan; the versatile lawyer, politician, and poet Kapil Sibal; groundbreaking TechArtist Ravinder Pal Singh; visionary artists Arpana Caur, Sidharth, and Inni Kaur; esteemed surgeon and Associate Professor at AIIMS Trauma Centre, Dr Tej Prakash Sinha; educator and 1Ness lover Harinder Singh; filmmakers Amardeep Singh and Vininder Kaur; theologian, poet, and art curator Robinson; psychologist and healer Preeti Sethi, actress and former Miss India, Alankrita Sahai; and Founder and Managing Director of GoaMiles & AllMiles, Utkarsh Dabhade among others. Each of them has added their own unique brilliance to the rich tapestry of this community.
Across nine such sessions, we found that one of the ways we can return to love is by living, honouring, sharing and celebrating our ‘gifts’. Our gift can be a natural talent or ability, or an attitude we have towards life. It can be acts of service, a business idea, or an ‘aha-moment’ that defined what we wanted to do with our time and resources. Our unique gifts/purpose bring forth joy, meaning, and connection in our lives.
Born from this idea, we organised the ‘Returning to Love through celebrating our gifts!’ festival on 14 January 2024. We invited 30+ people who shared their gifts through a performing act. Each one of them, we call them VOYCEs of Love, has a beautiful story, the courage to listen to one’s heart, and truly celebrate their gift.
At this RTL event, there was a palpable energy in the air, as if something was shifting deep within the hearts of the audience. The VOYCEs of Love served as true enablers, inspiring everyone to reflect on their own unique gifts and the impact they could make.
Inspired by the energy and reflections from the RTL events, we were motivated to take this message even further, reaching more people. And so, the idea of RTL Talks was born. Through this platform, we deep-dive into the lives of extraordinary individuals-learning about their journey, the choices they make daily, and how they maintain their centredness amidst both inner and outer chaos.
Our goal is not to discuss love in a philosophical sense, but in a very practical, real-world way. It’s about courage, resilience, and values. It’s also about leadership, decision-making-especially when faced with difficult choices-and living wholeheartedly, with full awareness. For RTL Talks, we consciously select guests whose lives are living examples of this magic and whose journey inspires us all.
We now have the RTL Talks podcast, and an annual Returning to Love event, held on the Sunday on or before January 15 every year. The theme for the 2025 Annual event on January 12 is ‘Celebrating 1Ness Intelligence’. This event will highlight stories of individuals living and practicing 1Ness, creating impact, and amplifying the incredible work of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-all through the power of art. More details can be found on the events page here.
Looking ahead, we aspire to create the RTL Cafeseum-a space where people can truly be, where art is the language, food is the energy, and community is the family.
True to the vision of RTL, we will continue to honour the flow, grateful for how far it has brought us. We’re excited to see where it leads next. Stay tuned, and write to us and join our growing community of love!
About Anika Singh, Founder
Anika is a social artist who harnesses the power of the arts for public health messaging and social change. She strongly believes that “Good art awakens us, and that awakening can be channelled to bring meaningful change.”
With over 20 years of experience, including 10+ years engagement with the World Health Organization (WHO) across South-East Asia and Western Pacific, she is a public health communication specialist. She has led impactful health promotion campaigns, directed 150+ advocacy productions, and also pioneered creative facilitation techniques, seamlessly blending art into complex public health training.
Her journey began at 14, driven by a passion for serving communities. In 1999, she represented India at the World Youth Congress in Hawaii, selected from 150,000 students, contributing to the development of the Millennium Development Goals. Encouraged by Dr Abdul Kalam to continue her ‘Art for Activism’ movement, she has since championed art as a tool for transformation, contributing actively to the UN SDGs through creative storytelling, impactful campaigns, and community-driven initiatives.
As the founder of VOYCE (Vision and Opportunities for Youth and Community Empowerment), she develops creative content-films, publications, trainings, and events-that advocates for change through the language of arts. VOYCE collaborates with artists, UN agencies, schools, hospitals, and corporates worldwide, promoting healthier and happier communities.
In 2022, she launched Returning to Love to create safe spaces where people gather, share stories, and reconnect with love, recognizing it as a powerful and guiding force for personal and collective transformation. Whether through VOYCE or RTL, her mission remains clear: to inspire positive change through art, compassion, and connection.
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