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Muhammad Yunus: An exemplary karma yogi?

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Yesterday, I had the good fortune of attending a lecture and book-signing by Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank, most famous for the development of the concept of microcredit.
I had always been fascinated with his extreme trust in people, and his intense dedication to helping the poor with small loans and other such methods. [...]

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Automating temples, one bell at a time

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Religious entrepreneurship is an interesting thing, especially since the rhetoric of the Hindu intellectual tradition vividly separates spirituality and materialism. That is why I find the automatic bell ringer odd.
Designed to replace the need for drummers at Hindu temples, the automatic bell ringer sells at a brisk pace — approximately 300 units a month, according [...]

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In retrospect: “Karma Capitalism”

Saturday, December 6, 2008

It might be two years old, but this BusinessWeek article on “Karma Capitalism,” which I’ve just found, remains relevant. Corporate strategists of Indian descent are becoming increasingly popular, it says, and their advice, drawn from ancient texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, causes notable CEOs of Fortune 500 companies (such as Jeffrey Immelt of GE) [...]

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