Holi and Hindu Calendar
Baro maashe tero porbon is a Bengali saying meaning ‘twelve months and thirteen festivals.’ This indicates how many Hindu festivals there are within a year: from short ones lasting for one day to lengthy ones lasting for ten days, the variety…
Leadership Qualities to lead the Monochronic
Introduction In our globalized world, understanding diverse cultural attitudes and behaviors is crucial for business leaders (Tanneau and McLoughli, 2021). Amongst various dimensions associated with culture, one is the “concept of time and its interplay”. Every culture has a different relationship…
Holi the festival of Justice and Just love
As the executive committee chair of Amsterdam South East, a district with almost 95.000 inhabitants and 170 nationalities and cultures, I welcome the festival of Holi! Since my childhood I have been celebrating this festival with its vibrant colors. The ritual…
Vipassanā: A Journey from Mundanity to Transcendence
No other event in humanity’s recent past has so starkly and glaringly brought out the uncertainties of human life as the current pandemic. Philosophers tell us that the coronavirus could be a warning that humanity is deviating from the path of…
Hinduism and SDGs
Of the 17 goals the UN member states have adopted, goal 16: peace, justice and strong institutions stands central. To achieve world peace, one needs to attain peace at societal and individual levels. Since societies are gatherings of individuals, it is…
News and Updates
Prof. dr. Sharda Nandram has been appointed as Professor of Business & Spirituality at Nyenrode Business University. The OMRISE team is delighted to share that Prof. Dr. Sharda Nandram has been appointed Professor of Business & Spirituality at Nyenrode Business University….
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