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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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{How to be the boss in 2019} when your employees feel like they are going nowhere [Priyanka Singh, Pharma entrepreneur]
“Sent you a voicemail, but I won’t be able to make it into work today.” This is the text I get fifteen minutes before Saul’s shift. It’s his last shift before the weekend and it is not the first time this has happened. Managing someone like Saul can be difficult because I know why he…
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Focus on Your Impact, Not Your Legacy
I used to think a lot about my funeral. I wanted to do great things and be remembered by people. I wanted them to say nice things about me after I was gone. I thought I was talking about legacy. But really it was all about ego. Let me tell you a little something about…
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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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Lecture by Hon’ble Justice Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud, on Why Constitution Matters
Biography of Hon’ble Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud: Shri Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud (born 11 November 1959) is currently a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India, He is the former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and a former judge of the Bombay High Court. Constitution Lynched When Person Lynched for Food He Had: Justice…
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The Poor Can’t Afford Not to Wear Nice Clothes
Why do disadvantaged people spend money on status symbols? For the same reason we all do. Every time there is a national news story about a black shopper getting harassed in a store, there is a predictable backlash to the miscarriage of justice. We tend to move quickly from being outraged that it happened to…
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Disclosure
Young girl drastically perplexed by realityUrgently escapes to a nearby sanctuary As she wanders along its clear water edgesHer tragic love story, roams freely in her mindNothing in her view, but his once tender eyesHow they effortlessly held the faithful promiseOf a delightfully secure and beautiful forever Troubling tears quickly arise in her eyesReality hastily…
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Swami Vivekananda a true youth revolutionary leader
Swami Vivekananda was a Hindu monk and direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. Vivekananda played a key role in the introduction of Indian yoga and Vedanta philosophy in the West. He made a strong impression at the inaugural World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, 1893 – giving a powerful speech on the underlying unity of world…
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
“Che Guevara was a Marxist revolutionary, Doctor, Author, Guerrilla Leader, Diplomat and Military theorist”! Che Guevara Quotes: If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine. “Let the world change you and you can change the world”