Cultural Awakenings speaks about experiencing culture through various perceptions. The anecdotes of her meeting H.H. Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa and others are real and infused with meaning, faith, courage and conviction. The writing explores different consciousness levels, different perceptions and it is fun to peel the layers and find our embedded self.

Mala Thapar writes under the pen name of Matahari V. to take away the stigma from the name. She has written from the heart for youth and seniors, women and the marginalized. A prolific writer she uses creativity to solve problems, mitigate issues and unite cultures in the common thread of humanity.