Are you wondering what gift you want to give someone important? This book might be just that perfect gift, that could influence the receiver to help many more for a more productive and happier life. Here’s the link to the book. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1791540597 Wish you happy holidays during thanksgiving. Rajaratnam Abel
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Wondering why the log gap.
There has been a long gap since my last post. I had hoped to come back soon to announce that my book Businessmen for the Poor with an Indian price would be available. Unfortunately it did not progress as I imagined or planned. All what I had planned fell apart. Then I went on duty …
Reducing Poverty high on the agenda
Like it or not, poverty reduction has been taken high on the development agenda by giving a Nobel prize to those who studied/researched how poverty could be reduced. I have been focusing on getting my book out published in India. Writing seems to be so much easier than getting it published and marketed. I know …
The link to the ebook is as given https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P7HVQCQ Sorry for missing the link in my last post. Rajaratnam Abel
Are dark chocolates good for the heart?
I started this set of blogs by asking the above question, “Are chocolates good for the heart?” In this blog I conclude by answering this question. You may be surprised to learn that chocolate isn’t as bad for you as was once believed. Most chocolate falls into one of three categories: white chocolate, milk chocolate, …
My gift to you
Yes, I have to complete my blog on cocoa and chocolates. There is an urgent need to complete this task. So bear with me. For the past few months, I have been promoting my book, Businessmen for the Poor. Ordering a book from many countries is difficult and costly. Therefore, I thought I’ll use the …
Cocoa
Before We get into the issue of chocolates and their health issues, I thought at least some of you may be interested in knowing where cocoa comes from. As a child of about 8 years, I visited a relative near Kandy in Srilanka where they had a cocoa farm. It was more of a slope …
Good bye to Vietnam
We bid good bye to Vietnam three weeks ago. We enjoyed our stay of two months. The weather was fine. We also enjoyed the seasonal fruits of Vietnam. We came back to water starved, hot Chennai. Catching up with pending work kept us busy. We are back to our routines. The one thought that came …
Violet yam of Vietnam
In my last post I shared about the fruit sour sop, how I had the privilege of enjoying the fruit of my childhood days here in Vietnam. My stay in Vietnam is coming to an end as I will be returning to India shortly. During my stay here some of the other fruits I enjoyed …
A very useful fruit
I did not mean to write on this topic. I wanted to continue on the healthy foods that I had started. Something interesting happened and so I am pitching thi blog in. Some of you may know that I am in Vietnam enjoying a good holiday with my daughter’s family. Some of you may also …
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