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An Immigrant’s Christmas Eve
We could have been turned away at the border. But a law enforcement officer granted my family a few days of freedom. On the night that we first came to the United States — Christmas Eve, 1979 — my mother, my brother and I were what President Trump would probably call illegal aliens. Like most…
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Why the Future of Leadership isn’t About (More) Patriarchy, Capitalism, and Supremacy
Why Two Young Women Have More to Teach Us About Leadership Today Than All the Angry Old White Dudes in the World Quick: if I say “leader”, do you a) roll your eyes b) want to punch me c) smash your fist against your head or d) all of the above? So: are there “leaders”…
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5 – Common Questions About Generic Drugs
How they’re different from brand-name drugs Chances are, if you’ve ever had a prescription filled at a pharmacy, you’ve probably consumed a generic drug. Nearly 9 out of 10 prescriptions filled in the U.S. today are generic drugs, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Yet many people feel confused about what they are, where…
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What Do 90-Somethings Regret Most in life
My preconceptions about older people first began to crumble when one of my congregants, a woman in her 80s, came into my office seeking pastoral care. She had been widowed for several years but the reason for her distress was not the loss of her husband. It was her falling in love with a married…
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Nani Palkhivala The Legendary Indian Lawyer and Economist
Author of ‘We the Nation’ Nanaboy “Nani” Ardeshir Palkhivala Born in Mumbai, India January 16, 1920 Died December- 11, 2002 was an Indian jurist and economist Books Authored: 1.Law and Practice of Income tax 2.Taxation in India 3.The Highest Taxed Nation 4.Judiciary Made to Measure 5.Our Constitution Defaced and Defiled 6.India’s Priceless Heritage 7.Essential Unity of all Religions 8.We, the people 9.…
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AKSHAYA PATRA MID- DAY MEAL, BY PRIYANKA SINGH DIRECTOR MUMBAI
“There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” ! M.K Gandhi Mid-day meal (MDM) is a wholesome freshly-cooked lunch served to children in government and government-aided schools in India. On 28 November 2001, the Supreme Court of India passed a mandate stating, “We direct…
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Education system needs to foster entrepreneurship
Employment: For most Bhutanese graduates and jobseekers, becoming an entrepreneur may not be an enticing career to pursue. The concept of entrepreneurship in Bhutan was realised only very recently, failing to attract more takers. While being an entrepreneur has benefits, it also has several challenges. In order to decipher the reason why Bhutanese amidst the…
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Passion to perform constant “Eat Good; Look Good
Ms. Priyanka Singh, Generation Next Entrepreneur in healthcare and FMCG industry “There are 3 C’s to success: Concentration, consistency and co-operation
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6 Health and Diet Tips for Women in their 30’s
Juggling work life and traditional duties is a tough task, but women have been doing this with great . In the fiercely competitive world, women have proven their efficiency time and again, but in a bid to prove their multi-facetious worth, has their health taken a backseat? Stop and think. Have you missed your breakfast…
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‘Historically healthcare cos have been mostly about people in lab-coats’: Taj Pharma’s Priyanka Singh
Taj Pharma’s global CMO Priyanka Singh holds forth on bringing fun to a category that’s still all about people in lab-coats in a conversation with Brand Equity. The challenges of the global CMO remit of a pharma company at Taj Pharmaceuticals Limited “We do not think of ourselves as only pharma company; we are a…