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MANI’s VISIT to MANI BHAVAN in MUMBAI: A Reflective Journey Through a Living History
Insight No. 31 Author: Mani Skaria, Ph.D. (the Silly Goose Grandpa)Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M–Kingsville Prepared on November 19, 2025 Yesterday, […]
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I DIDN’T KNOW THIS TAUTOLOGY WHEN I FIRST STUDIED INDIAN HISTORY!
Insight No. 30 Author: Mani Skaria, Ph.D. (the Silly Goose Grandpa)Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M–Kingsville When I was preparing for the […]
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Tracing the Aroma: MY JOURNEY THROUGH INDIA’s BIRIYANI TRAIL
Insight No. 29 Author: Mani Skaria, Ph.D. (the Silly Goose Grandpa)Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M–Kingsville During my recent travels in Madhya […]
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A WEDDING IN JAIPUR — A CELEBRATION OF LOVE AND LEGACY
Insight No. 28 Author: Mani Skaria, Ph.D. (the Silly Goose Grandpa)Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M–Kingsville Opening Reflection My wife Anne and […]
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MS. RACHEL AND THE PENDULUM OF LOVE: How One Woman’s Voice United Generations Through Love, Learning, and Laughter
Insight No. 27 Author: Mani Skaria, Ph.D. (the Silly Goose Grandpa)Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M–Kingsville THE RIVALS THE TEACHER WHO SINGS […]
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THE DAY I WROTE MY OWN OBITUARY
Insight No. 26 Author: Mani Skaria, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M–Kingsville “Remembering that you are going to die is the best […]
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A HALF CHAPATI MEMORY — From Bombay to Pune
Insight No. 25 Author: Mani Skaria, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M–Kingsville “Do not blame your food because you have no appetite.” […]
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IN EVERY GAME, FEW PLAY—MANY SUSTAIN (The 80-20 Principle of Leadership, Energy, and Endurance)
Insight No. 24 Author: Mani Skaria, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M–Kingsville “Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what […]
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WHEN THE WORLD SHAKES, CONTENTMENT HOLDS
Insight No. 23 Author: Mani Skaria, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M–Kingsville In a world spinning faster each day, contentment is the […]
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HOWDY, HATS, BOOTS, and the BRAHMAN COW – a Texas Story that Walks, Talks, and Bridges Worlds
Insight No. 22 Author: Mani Skaria, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M–Kingsville “You can tell a lot about a man by the […]
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