I’m the keynote speaker this morning at the annual Indiaspora conference.  It’s being held in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia.  This is Indiaspora:  http://www.indiaspora.org.

The gathering of people whose achievements are remarkable is really energizing.  Not just the achievements, but the versatility of thinking, the cross-fertilization of ideas.  A person with a doctoral degree in physics who is head of the Sanskrit society in the U.S.  A graduate in English who does stand-up comedy.  Policy-makers, teachers, urban planners, writers.  Thinkers wide and far.

And did I mention that the food last night was fresh and delicious, principally vegetarian, robust in flavor, and balanced in heat, texture, and color?