Lavanya Kappagantu
Lavanya Kappagantu is the primary author of The Mosaic of Micro-Joys. She holds a Master's degree in Psychology and a Bachelor of Education in Special Education, and has spent more than a decade working as a Special Educator. Throughout her career, she has partnered closely with children and their families, helping them build confidence, emotional resilience, and practical strategies for navigating everyday challenges.
Her work has consistently reinforced a simple but profound observation: meaningful and lasting wellbeing is rarely created through dramatic life changes alone, but through small, consistent practices that gradually transform how people experience everyday life. These experiences, together with evidence-based research in positive psychology, inspired the central ideas behind The Mosaic of Micro-Joys.
Lavanya is passionate about making psychological research accessible to everyday readers. Her writing combines scientific credibility with empathy, practicality, and a deep understanding of the emotional realities of modern life.
Ravi Kappagantu
Ravi Kappagantu is the co-author of The Mosaic of Micro-Joys. He is a senior technology leader, enterprise architect, researcher, inventor, and published author with nearly three decades of experience in software engineering and technology leadership.
Throughout his career, Ravi has worked in fast-paced global organisations, leading large engineering teams through complex technology transformations, demanding delivery schedules, organisational change, and continuous innovation. His professional journey has provided a front-row view of the realities of modern working life: long hours, relentless deadlines, high expectations, constant comparison, lengthy commutes, digital overload, and the increasing challenge of maintaining personal wellbeing while pursuing professional success.
Having mentored engineers and technology leaders across different stages of their careers, Ravi has observed that resilience is rarely built through extraordinary events. Instead, it is strengthened through small, intentional practices that help people remain grounded amidst the pressures of everyday life. This perspective closely complements the psychological foundations of The Mosaic of Micro-Joys.
As an author, Ravi has written multiple books on technology and enterprise architecture, published research papers in international journals, and is an inventor on several U.S. patents. For this book, he helped shape its overall structure, the Notice–Savor–Share framework, and the 30-Day Micro-Joy Challenge, translating evidence-based psychological concepts into practical, repeatable habits that readers can easily adopt.