Description
It is not often that one is privy to poignant and potent insights of what goes on at Harvard University. Hardev Kaur, a Malaysian journalist, not only provided this rare and refreshing insight but also shared her views as well as those of others whom she met during her year there. Many have passed through the gates, halls and corridors of Harvard, but few encapsulated the very essence and heart of this veritable institution as succinctly. With these writings, she gives new meaning to Harvard's motto-Veritas-which means "Truth".
Harvard was a revelation of sorts for Hardev. The "softer, gentler" side of Harvard, in particular, and life and learning, in general, is given a different perspective. The reader has a ringside seat to the goings-on, insights and myriad of opinions in Harvard, including those at the famed Harvard Square. "Enter to Grow in Wisdom", reads an inscription on one of the gates at Harvard. Many will do so and benefit from the tremendous "wisdom" that awaits anyone who seeks refreshing insights into the real-life drama at the "intellectual Disneyland" that is Harvard. Even so, the real-life drama that began unfolding with the devaluation of the Thai baht in July 1997 was not ignored. This book provides an alternative view to what was being "popularly" presented with regard to the causes of the currency crisis, the IMF prescription, currency traders and hedge funds.
