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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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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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How Drinking Pomegranate Juice Daily May Help Weight Loss
A glass of fresh pomegranate juice may also help you in your weight loss journey. Here’s how. Ruby red, juicy and crunchy-pomegranate seeds are always a delight to munch into, aren’t they? Pomegranate or anaar is easily one of the healthiest and yummiest additions you can make to your diet. Pomegranate has been used to treat…
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Flexitarian diets key to feeding people in a warming world
If the world wants to limit climate change, water scarcity and pollution, then we all need to embrace “flexitarian” diets, say scientists. This means eating mainly plant-based foods, and is one of three key steps towards a sustainable future for all in 2050, they say. Food waste will need to be halved and farming practices…
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Lack of sufficient funds biggest roadblock for women entrepreneurs
“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high, where knowledge is free”! Ms. Priyankas Singh, Generation Next Entrepreneur The survey also revealed that these women wanted to start their own venture to either gain financial independence (64 per cent), or an identity of their own (54 per cent). While most home-makers…
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Defining Biosimilars in Oncology: Priyanka Singh Pharma Entrepreneur
“We are totally committed to improving the safety and wellbeing of all people who work with us, or come into contact with our operations and products”! WHAT IS Biosimilars: Unlike generic chemical medicines where the active ingredients are identical, biosimilars – by definition – are not likely to be identical to the originator biologic. They…
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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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Be Patient with Life
Be patient with life, despite its cruelty. Often it seems careless of our pain, But just as often brings us hope again. Remember, I wanted happiness for you. Under every foolish word this still was true. Be happy, then, without, as you would with me. In your life many sweet events remain. Not in anguish,…