culture
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Gandhi & Inclusion – Part I
Our Shame What is our shame as an individual? What is our shame as an Indian? What is our shame as a global citizen? The shame is that the social evils for which reformers, educationists, and visionaries across generations and continents, laid their lives be it Socrates, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Martin Luther King Jr.…
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The Ant & Grasshopper – Story Retold
Do you recall the fable of the grasshopper and the ant? What if we rewrote the ant and grasshopper story today? Will it be any different? The old story taught us the value of labor and saving for the harsh winters of life. Isn’t the message important? What new message would we like to convey…
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Unlacing the Cultural Labels – Part II
Do you remember the ant & grasshopper story? Do you know the flaw in the story as part of cultural indoctrination? What does the ant & grasshopper represent in today’s society?
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Unlacing the Cultural Labels
I have been working in the field of inclusion and diversity for more than a decade now. The apparent and nuanced socio-cultural biases and prejudices between different sects sadden me. Instead of building a larger table for everyone, we have been successful in building higher walls. Thus, restricting ourselves within the narrowness of our own…