Pearls of Wisdom
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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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Pearls of Wisdom: The Courage to Be Disliked and Four Other Books
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—As late springs and early summers in New England force us to take our living and readings…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Summer Books: Forget the First Impression and Think of the Last Lasting Impression
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—As usual this summer began with blooming flowers and vegetables in The Mishra Garden and my list…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Does Our Essence Remain the Same Throughout Our Life?
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—I have been fascinated by dialogues between King Janaka and sage Ashtavakra in Indian mythology, especially about…
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Pearls of Wisdom: God is Dead, Discover Yourself and Seek Good Habits for a Joyful Life
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—After the Age of Enlightenment dawned upon in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries, German philosopher,…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Love, Pleasure, Duty and Other Lessons
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—The beauty of long winter nights in New England is that it becomes darker early and forces…
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Pearls of Wisdom: The Meaning of Love
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—For someone whose life got frozen at the age 20 and who never grew out of it,…
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Pearls of Wisdom: How Our Thoughts Shape Our Destiny, and How We Can Master Them?
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—When I was in my 30s, I began taking life a bit seriously and started to read…
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