by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 17, 2022 | All, Books
This is the first book I have read in a while. I picked it up because a friend who is a musician recommended it. Though this is a book about learning an instrument, it has useful insights for anyone who is learning a craft or trying to improve oneself. Effortless...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 5, 2022 | All, Books
This may sound silly. But I started reading books again. I stopped for a while, like 18 months. I was tired of reading and especially writing books. I wrote my father’s biography Close the Loop, and it exhausted me. I wrote it quickly, but it took a while to get to...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 10, 2021 | All, Books
I recently read a fascinating book, which helped me reexamine my overall disposition. Key takeaways: happiness takes courage, don’t worry what others think (but don’t engage in wrongdoing). The Courage to Be Disliked By Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 13, 2021 | All, Books, Op-Ed
We remember the late Congressman John Lewis as a hero for good reason. Over more than 30 years as a member of Congress, Lewis spoke out on important issues including voting rights and climate change — and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act is now making its way through...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 12, 2021 | All, Books, Op-Ed
I’ve been blessed to know Congressman John Lewis for most of my life. He was a family friend since at least the 1980s when he visited my father, Raghbir (R.K.) Sehgal, in his office to discuss local business and political matters. Over the years, it was remarkable to...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 25, 2020 | All, Books, Film, Music, Op-Ed
Here is a shocker: Mexico didn’t pay for the wall. Building a border wall that spans the entire U.S.-Mexico border is untenable. In fact, just five miles of new wall have been built in recent years. The two countries have shared a border for 200 years and have endured...
by Kabir Sehgal | Dec 25, 2019 | All, Books, Op-Ed
It’s that time of year again. When folks reflect on the year that was and contemplate the year that will be. Many make New Year’s resolutions as a self-improvement mechanism to live richer and more fulfilling lives: a Nielsen survey found that 37 percent of folks made...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 17, 2018 | All, Books, Music, Op-Ed
America needs a new policy toward Mexico. I’m not talking about the renegotiation of NAFTA. But something that helps restore the amity and goodwill among people on both sides of the US-Mexico border. I’m calling on citizens to adopt the “Fandango Doctrine,” in which...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jun 25, 2018 | All, Books, Op-Ed
Four years ago, when my Indian-American friend had a baby, I wanted to get her a children’s book about India that she could share with her newborn. Because she gave birth in spring, I searched online for books about Holi, the Indian springtime festival of...
by Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal | Sep 15, 2017 | All, Books, Op-Ed
Earlier this year, we grew anxious and distressed with how immigrants were being targeted with inflammatory rhetoric and discriminatory policies. But, instead of taking to the streets to protest with anger, we got busy by composing several songs that culminated in the...
