Asia Society and Museum (Venue Partner)
725 Park Avenue
212.288.6400
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Gurcharan Das, author of The Difficulty of Being Good.
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Thursday Sep 30, 2010 (6:30–9pm)
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Directions: Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 to Madison & 70th; M101, M102 to Lexington & 70th; M30 to Park & 72nd; M66 to Park & 68th OR Subway: #6 to 68th St.
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$10 members, $12 students (w/ID) and seniors, $15 nonmembers
What role do values play in our market-driven contemporary societies? How do we gauge moral failure in a commercial world? Are there different answers to these questions from one culture to another? The global financial crisis has brought renewed attention to these perennial issues, and Asia Society brings its interdisciplinary perspective to bear in a series of programs entitled Markets and Morals. Please join Asia Society and Contributing Editor of Newsweek International Vibhuti Patel for a conversation with Das about why he believes that the Mahabharata,a foundational text of Hinduism, the Sanskrit epic, is still applicable as a moral compass to the way we live our lives today.
