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1 month ago | indianewengland.com | Upendra Mishra

By Upendra Mishra BOSTON — Living with my Budhawa Baba in Tadipar during my sixth grade at a brand-new school was an unforgettable chapter of my life, a time that deeply shaped my early values. Just the two of us—Budhawa Baba and I—lived in a humble, brick-and-cement building divided into three sections. One section was used for storing seeds of wheat and other crops, another housed various fertilizers for local farmers, and the last served as our living quarters.

1 month ago | indianewengland.com | Michael Blanding

By Michael BlandingWorking Knowledge Via The Harvard Gazette(Editor’s note: This article is reprinted here with permission from the Harvard Gazette. The article is originally published in Working Knowldege of the Harvard Business School.)With the help of artificial intelligence, creative ideas for solving global challenges are flooding into innovation hubs and crowdsourcing platforms.

1 month ago | indianewengland.com | Upendra Mishra

By Upendra MishraBOSTON—My life in the village lasted until the fifth grade, possibly until I was about 10 or 11. The school building we had back then has long been replaced by a new structure, but in those days, most of our classes were held outdoors. In the summer, we gathered under the shade of trees, and during the winter, we sat in the open sun. Each of us brought our own mat, which we would lay out on the dirt before the class started.

1 month ago | indianewengland.com | Upendra Mishra

By Upendra MishraBOSTON— Before diving into the core of this reflection, I feel compelled to share a personal experience: During my three years in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) as a student, I never took the famed dip at the confluence of India’s sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Fast forward to this year, when I read and saw reports that over 663 million people flocked to the site during the Maha Kumbh Mela. I was taken aback, as were many others.

2 months ago | indianewengland.com | Upendra Mishra

By Upendra MishraBOSTON—For millennia, philosophers from both Eastern and Western traditions have underscored the importance of the phrase “Know Thyself.” This ancient wisdom was famously inscribed on the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece. In Indian and Eastern philosophies, this concept aligns with self-realization, self-knowledge, and the exploration of the nature of “self” and reality. Knowing oneself fosters self-awareness and introspection.