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Life is beautiful
We human beings can determine our own fate. From tiny short-term incidents to important life events, we can steer ourselves to a desired...
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Aug 29, 20214 min read
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Measure of Love
In America, as in many parts of the world, to honor all mothers and their amazing contributions, Mother’s Day is celebrated every year on...
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Jul 16, 20215 min read
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If not you, who? And if not now, when?
There is a constant battle going on within each of us – between the voice in our head and the voice in our heart. The voice inside the...
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Jun 28, 20214 min read
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Thorns and roses
Ours was an arranged marriage , twenty years ago while going for a short vacation to India from America where I moved in the previous...
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May 17, 20215 min read
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A long road to a dream speech
Highway to Excellence (HTE), the club I joined is an advanced Toastmasters club. Most of the members are accomplished speakers who can...
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Apr 15, 20211 min read
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Millennium question
By Ankur Bora ( A Toastmasters speech dedicated to President John F Kennedy and first Apollo Lunar Mission) Do you remember a time when...
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Apr 5, 20215 min read
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Once more I saw the star
(Toastmasters speech inspired by Randy Pausch and my friend Palash Pratim Bora) Ankur Bora I grew up in an environment where words...
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Apr 1, 20215 min read
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Karma in the battlefield of life
Thumps Up Toastmasters presents A panel discussion with Debojit Bora Introduction by Sonal Deolasi Debojit Bora, who also goes by Dave...
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Jan 26, 20216 min read
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Overcoming Barriers
Workshop at highway to excellence Toastmasters January 21, 2021 Introduction by Marylee D. Mims , Toastmasters International It is my...
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Jan 22, 20217 min read
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Swamis question
Creation is a play of shadow and light; life alternates between expansion and contraction, rise and fall, triumph and tribulation, and...
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Dec 25, 20205 min read
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The Jar of Abundance
( The Speech was delivered at Highway To Excellence toastmasters on 19th November 2020. I dedicate the speech to Charles Roy Mencke...
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Nov 22, 20205 min read
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Finding my Shangri-la
Ankur Bora Based on a true story I grew up in an extended family, we had several families living under the same roof in our grandmother’s...
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Oct 27, 20204 min read
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Rebirth
Life is a series of experiences; each experience we face prepares us for the next. This is true even when the experience is negative or...
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Oct 5, 20204 min read
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Three important things in life
Ankur Bora TNT Toastmasters presents : A tribute to LaShunda Rundles , 20th October 2022 The meeting was solely dedicated to honoring ...
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Sep 17, 20205 min read
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Luck is when preparation meets opportunities
Luck is when preparation meets opportunities Ankur Bora Some people wait for opportunities hoping that lady luck will be on their side. I...
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Aug 22, 20205 min read
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Pursuit of happiness
(Celebrating the Independence Day , 2023) It was the 10th of December 1998 , I distinctly remember that night. I was taking my maiden...
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Dec 2, 20194 min read
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Farewell of a Yogi
A graduation speech for my daughter Riddhi Welcome , It is a privilege and joy to have you all here to celebrate this momentous occasion....
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Nov 4, 20196 min read
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Flipping the light switch – every day, every morning , every time.
My teacher is no more, he passed away a few years back, but a part of him lives with me. I am talking about him not because I want to but be
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Nov 4, 20195 min read
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Same Boat Brother
Ankur Bora We're in the Same Boat Brother , the song is attributed to Paul Robeson and popularized internationally by Bhupen Hazarika....
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Oct 30, 20197 min read
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