Washington, D.C. Today, Professor Muhammed Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh and Grameen Foundation is honored by President Barack Obama with the Presidential Medal of Freedom alongside fifteen other individuals being honored for their work as “agents of change.” Speaking at the National Press Club, Dr. Yunus, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in … Continue reading
Category Archives: Health
Books / Health / Leaders & People / Politics
Health Care – Fresh and Honest: A Letter from Carla and Barbara of Politics and Prose
This morning I received an e-mail from Politics and Prose a very popular bookstore in Washington, DC. It is owned by two women who have created a successful business model in a fragile world of book selling. In their event publicity e-mail they included this letter on the current national discussion on health care. It … Continue reading
India / International / Truth / Yoga
Bapuji – Service for Others
Retired from a long career with the United Nations, Bapuji returned to a small village in central India to serve the community as advised by Gandhi. Bapuji was a freedom fighter for Gandhi when we was a young child. He remembered the request of Gandhi that after India’s freedom from the British, all freedom fighters … Continue reading
India / International / Truth / Yoga
Bapuji Wisdom – Listen to Yourself
Bapuji, a gentle 86 year old yogi, sat peacefully on a folded chair sharing life’s lessons with twenty yoga students. With respect each student leaned forward not wanting to miss a word. But, Bapuji said loudly and clearly, “Don’t listen to me. Listen to yourself.” With shocking honesty – Bapuji reminded everyone that they each … Continue reading
If you know the Reality … You know the Answers
African truths and African realities drive countless people to change the dynamics on the ground to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic. With more than 12 million orphans in Africa and 2.3 million orphans alone in Kenya, selfless people faithfully keep sending messages out for help though sometimes like mute SOS machines desperately hoping someone will understand the … Continue reading
DC – Highest Rate of HIV Infection in the USA
Now, another question: What would you do with 500 condoms? Well, I put out a hurricane lamp vase filled with condoms on my coffee table at home for every friend and visitor to take some home. Okay that created a few uncertain nervous chuckles from friends. On the other hand, the maintenance men demanded long … Continue reading
Traveling to Chicago with Condoms? Think again.
I was organizing a benefit campaign for an AIDS orphans foundation. Our first benefit was launched in DC with Congressman Jim Leach (R-Iowa) (retired now) as our keynote speaker. Since he was the initiator for what was to become known as PEPFAR – this was an important first step. In addition to Albert Uster Imports … Continue reading
Condoms in Nepal
I arrived in Nepal after a couple of weeks in Tibet. Contrary to the peaceful meditative lifestyle in Tibet, I was greeted by intense chaos, colors and noise. Children fluttered around insisting on carrying my luggage. A welcomed voice broke through the motion of people, “Hello, my name is Probin. Welcome to Nepal. Come this way to … Continue reading
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