My daughter, Ruchi, is out of town and this picture was taken at bedtime the first night she was gone. It was time for Divya and Kaya to go into their crates where they usually spend the night. But I got the distinct feeling they’d gotten used to sleeping in her bed! Have you ever […]
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I was very fortunate to have a piece published about some of my work. I know firsthand the impact that stigma around mental health can have, as you will see in the story. Here it is, by #CrisisTalk, Seth Kahan on Stigma and the National Grand Challenge To Eliminate It. Today, I am the grand
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This beautiful painting is actually graffiti that appears underneath an overpass in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. It’s directly across the street from the Frames Bowling Lounge. On a recent business trip, I walked past it and was blown away by its transcendent beauty. It’s not small… I am only guessing… 8’ tall and 6’ wide. I
Divya, our newest pack member, has been with us for almost 60 days. She will soon be 5 months old. She is doing very well. In her training class, the instructor occasionally uses her as a model. Today she said, it was clear Divya’s getting what she needs: a routine (my daughter keeps her on
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Kaya and I traveled to Madison, Wisconsin, last week to visit my son where he attends graduate school. I’m not sure this is what the hotel had in mind when they said dogs were allowed. But that didn’t stop Kaya! After 13 hours on the road there, she was ready for some real comfort. Once
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I’m not sure this is what the hotel had in mind when they said dogs were allowed. But that didn’t stop Kaya! After 13 hours on the road in two days’ time, she was ready for some real comfort. My annual father–son trip took me from DC to Madison, Wisconsin, to spend a week with
I’m writing about my work on Grand Challenges on Medium. I’m hoping to build a community of people who are interested in taking on big socially intractable and complex issues affecting today’s society. My first piece, “Why I Facilitate Grand Challenges,” includes the section, What Constitutes a Grand Challenge? It is an insider’s perspective on
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My daughter, Ruchi, graduated from high school in June. From the streets of New Delhi to graduate Walt Whitman High School in Maryland, what a journey! She went straight into school when she first arrived at the age of eight, working continuously through 12th grade. Next year will be a gap year before she starts
Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day, is the oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It was first celebrated in 1865 and received long-overdue recognition as a federal holiday on June 18, 2021. For me, it is a time to educate myself on Black history and support Black-owned businesses and creators. I read
My son, Gabe, came to town for a week after his first year of graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is pursuing a degree in sociology. We walked and ate lunch alongside the Potomac River near our home. We took my German shepherd, Kaya, and enjoyed the heat, the sand, and the
