Synthesizing Contradictions

Rahul Singh and Naresh Kumar Agarwal

Chapter 13 in You Know the Glory, Not the Story:25 Journeys Towards Ikigai, 2021, pp 195-217 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Growing up in the Himalayan hill town of Gangtok, Sikkim, Naresh stood first in class throughout his school days, topped board exams, and became head boy and best all-round student. After his computer engineering in Singapore, he worked for 6 years developing technology. He did his Ph.D. and moved to Boston, USA, where he is a tenured professor. A leader, painter, author, poet, speaker, and learner, he researches human interactions with information and technology, and strives to see everyone as a part of him.

Keywords: Ikigai; Purpose; Engineering; Motivation; Resilience; Singapore; India; Finding Yourself; Jobs; Career; People; Family; Home; Life; World; Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Cause; Corporate; Academia; Non-profit; Filmmaking; Dance; Writing; Arts; Monkhood; Growing Up; University Life; The Person; Values; Beliefs; Society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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