Pearls of Wisdom
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Pearls of Wisdom: The Art of Fear—More Than 90 Percent of What We Dread Never Happens
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—An innocent dream forced me to revisit my fears recently. A few weeks ago, I had a…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Truth, Fiction and the Social Media Delusion
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—”Is it truth or fiction?” I asked. “What difference does it make?” he replied. “Sometimes, in fact,…
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Pearls of Wisdom: How to Attain Freedom and Why?
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—If we compress the essence of life in one word, it probably comes down to: Freedom. Freedom…
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Pearls of Wisdom: See Yourself and Things as They Are
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—When Pandavas are banished to forests for 13 years in the grand Hindu epic Mahabharata, many rishis…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-6: Love is Complicated, Mexico Chalo
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—As my trip to Mexico was nearing fruition towards the end of 1983 in JNU, my love…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-5: The Ground Zero of Love, Envy, and a Gift for Life
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—During my latest trip to India, I had planned to visit the Ground Zero where I saw…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-4: When Romance Leads to a Mini Poetic Stardom
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—Moving from a small town to Allahabad was a huge deal for me. First, I was going…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-3: Trysts on the Stairs, the Irony of Destiny, and the First Kiss
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—I had moved to a new town with my uncle and aunt. I was about 16 and…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-2: Stitching Together Scattered Pieces of Love
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—We all have grown with fairy tale stories of romance, love and happily thereafter. I am sure…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-Part-1: Lauta do Bachchpan ka Saawan
By Upendra Mishra NEW DELHI—My recent trip to India was inspired by Jagjit Singh’s ghazal: Ye daulat bhi le lo,…
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