Dentist, Yoga instructor, wife, mother—these are all titles Shubangi Garg wore with great pride. But somewhere in the rhythm of serving others, she realized she had slowly lost sight of one important person: herself. “I loved my life,” she said, “but I couldn’t always see myself in it.” Prior to ever holding a magazine in her hands as a publisher, Shubhangi Garg was immersed in the medical world. A certified dentist from India with a master’s in health administration and a self-proclaimed yoga enthusiast, her life once revolved around hospitals and healing. But as she says today, “Yoga is life.” And so, it turns out, is passion, purpose, and impact.
Six years ago, Shubhangi was approached by a local Area Director (AD) over coffee with a proposal that seemed, at the time, completely out of left field: taking over a neighborhood publication. After gentle nudges by the aforementioned AD, Shubhangi finally brought the idea to her husband. The numbers didn’t add up. The risk felt real. But when her husband questioned the opportunity, she asked a question of her own: “So you don’t trust this—or you don’t trust me?”
His answer was all she needed. “I’ve never trusted anything more than you in my life,” he said.
Now, Shubhangi is the proud publisher of Stroll Crow Valley, deeply rooted in her community and recognized for her heart-forward leadership. “N2 has given me a sense of identity,” says Shubhangi. Her work has rippled far beyond her neighborhood. Last year, she and her children returned to India, visiting the Mother Teresa House—an experience she remembered fondly from her own childhood. This time, she brought her family, her heart, and a donation that made her father pause. “He said, ‘I’ll write the check for you.’ I told him, ‘No, Dad. Let me do it this time.’ I can bring a change into people’s lives with [my] paycheck.”
For Shubhangi, this journey has never just been about publishing—it’s been about purpose, presence, and never passing on what matters most.
