PARENTS and guests at a concert organised recently by a school for children with special learning needs were deeply moved by the gutsy performances they witnessed. For most of the performers, it was the first time they had the courage, confidence and capability to take to the stage and showcase their singing, dancing and acting…
When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, gave his now famous last lecture, having been diagnosed with terminal cancer, he spoke about ‘Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams’. The lecture wasn’t about dying.It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, enabling the dreams of others and seizing every moment. It was a summation of…
KUALA LUMPUR: Entrepreneur Datuk Vijay Eswaran’s fourth book entitled On the Wings of Thought was launched at MPH Bookstores recently. The book is a compilation of the author’s thoughts and quotations set against a backdrop of riveting photographs taken by him on his travels around the world. “Vijay often has a lot of wisdom to…
Daily FT, Sri Lanka Vijay Eswaran, controlling shareholder of Sri Lanka blue chip Asia Capital, won the Lifetime Regional Philanthropy award, given by former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi last week. The Award was given at the third World Chinese Economic Forum held on 3 and 4 November at the Palace of the…