I got back from a short trip to India, and of all the conversations with family and friends, one in particular with my cousins has stayed with me and is worth sharing. Complete cricket buffs, they had gone to watch the India vs. South Africa Women’s Cricket World Cup finals live at the stadium. They […]
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I visited Acadia National Park last week, and beyond the stunning views, I was struck by how philanthropy had shaped it. George B. Dorr devoted his life protecting the land, while John D. Rockefeller Jr. donated thousands of acres and personally financed the carriage roads and bridges that still guide visitors today. His
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My first skiing experience was a brief stint in January 2001 in the slopes near NewCastle, UK. My main take-away from that was painful muscles and soreness for the next few days. Fast forward to December 2009 in the Poconos region in NJ, USA. A few times up and down the snow-covered mountain and my
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May 30, 2020 – the day when the world witnessed the launch of SpaceX Dragon into space with two US Astronauts; that same day US witnessed nation-wide rioting and protests. While on one hand the country was shooting for the stars, on the other, the country’s stars were being shot at. As noted in so
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