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Before we get started, here is a quote that had us thinking all week.
“Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man. One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man. One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead. Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence.” - B.R. Ambedkar
Dear readers,
For the ones in India, hope you had a great long-weekend.
As India today’s celebrates its 77th Independence Day, Varya (SVP of Strategy and Operations) writes about the critical need of building education institutions in India.
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About Prerak:
I am a Senior Director of Corporate Strategy at Microsoft, where I work on new market opportunities, product innovation, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Microsoft, I held the position of Engagement Manager at McKinsey.
A Wharton School alumnus, I possess an MBA in Healthcare and Business Analytics, completed a postgraduate fellowship in Liberal Studies at the Young India Fellowship, and earned a Bachelor of Technology with Honors in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.
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Our Newsletters
Can you be a team-player in a single player world?
In our newsletter last week, we made a case against the individualist model of success. We spoke about the brilliant work of Dr. Anamika and invited you to shine a light on those in your orbit and make “individual success” a shared endeavor and a shared celebration.
When the President of India Calls You
The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu invited my mother, Dr. Anamika to speak at the Festival of Libraries 2023 to highlight iconic libraries from across the world in order to initiate a conversation on the modernization and digitization of important literary texts.
9 Ways to Know if Your Work Life is Actually Working for You + Best Content We Read this Week
There are the most interesting pieces of internet content we consumed this week: Is Taylor Swift underpaid? Your professional peak is earlier than you think Paul Graham on art, talent and YC How India’s economy will overtake the American economy Tell me why it hurts
Hillary Clinton, Adam Grant and Stephen Fry Walk Into a Bar + Why does everyone want to be a product manager?
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On August 21 | NC Salon: National Deep-Tech Startup Policy
On August 19 | NC NYC Meetup
On August 31 | NC Salon: India's Blind Spot with Devashish
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