Indian-American singer-songwriter-filmmaker Amanda Sodhi is also the founder of Pen Paper Dreams. Born and brought up in Washington, DC, Amanda later moved to Los Angeles and then Mumbai and Kolkata. Last year, during December, she sold off all her furniture in Kolkata, downsized to one suitcase and on December 31st, 2021 began a new journey of discovering home and belonging across India. 12 Months. 10 Cities. 1 Suitcase. And, a search for home/belonging. This project is titled Twelve Steps To Home - Amanda has been living out of a suitcase, documenting this journey in the form of a book. January was Hyderabad. February was Andaman. March was Ooty. April and May were Kashmir. June was Hyderabad / Hampi. And, July is Manali.