Two Birds in a Tree

FOREWORD

In the wake of experiencing the magnificent Maha Kumbh Mela celebration on the Ganges River in the winter of 2013, Ram Nidumolu handed me the manuscript for this book and asked me to write the foreword. Initially, I was surprised. I’m a Caucasian from the United States. How can I comment on a business book imbued with timeless Indian wisdom?

But, then, I thought back to how miraculously connected I felt at the world’s largest festival that occurs every dozen years in India (smaller Kumbh Melas happen there approximately every three years). Kumbh Mela is fascinating not just because of its heritage but also because of what it can represent for our future.

Harvard University’s website notes that a temporary city is created every twelve ...