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A way of life

by Krishan Kalra
Indian Management August 2022

Culture is not just literature, arts, music, dances, theatre, scriptures, mythology, or our literary festivals; not even just the way we dress up, eat, conduct ourselves with close family and friends; neither is it merely our ancient temples, forts, palaces, cave paintings, sculptures…it is actually a combination of all these and more...it is our ‘way of life’, the way we live.

Krishan Kalra is past president of AIMA and member, BOG IIMC. He isTrustee, Climate Project Foundation India

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