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Pavi mehta is a core member of servicespace and coauthor of infinite visionhow aravind became the worlds greatest business case for compassion. Richards body of work is an unhurried labor of love that returns readers to that place of mystery and intelligence that lies at the heart of all true craft. Due to the limited prospects for blind people in general, his mother and father, shanti mehta and amolak ram mehta, respectively, sent ved over 1,300 miles away to. Modeled after wednesdays, we will start with an hour of silent meditation, then invite an inspiring guest speaker to share their insights on development in india, and end with some dinner. Ved parkash mehta born 21 march 1934 is an indian writer who was born in lahore, british india now a pakistani city to a punjabi hindu family. How aravind became the worlds greatest business case for compassion. Pavithras documentary infinite vision followed the life and work of dr. This might explain why she shares stories that help people see. Recently in a conversation with viral i brought up how strangely special it is that all these different periods have found a chord of resonance within, each so unique and yet related to the others in a way that makes the sum of this time feel stunningly rich not scattered and somehow perfect too because there are inexplicable threads woven.
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