By Robin Kietlinski
Robin Kietlinski is an associate professor of history at La Guardia Community College in Queens, New York.
“Only when we take a comprehensive and ecosystem approach to our thinking, can we bring about meaningful and sustainable development for all.”
—Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Voices from the Grassroots
On a gorgeous, warm day in January, along with fifteen other professors from community colleges throughout the United States, I attended a poignant presentation by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam at the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement’s headquarters in Mysore, India.