A long-time proud supporter of Cheetah Conservation Fund – CCF, I will be working with them to raise funds and awareness through my book, A Quiver in the Purlieu. From now till June 30, all royalties from the global sales of this book will go to CCF. As posted by CCF, “Author Amit Verma joins… Continue reading Saving the Cheetahs
Blogs, publications, and interviews
Traci HalesVass interviews Amit on his new book for Write-On Four Corners, KSJE Farmington, NM 90.9 FM | Durango, CO 103.3 FM
The interview was broadcasted on January 19, 2022, 10:30 AM U.S. Mountain Time. In the interview, Amit discusses his new book, A Quiver in the Purlieu, and also read a small part of it. The recording for the interview can be found here.
Amit Verma and Mike Hilbig tackle craft and some heavy hitting topics in this latest insightful interview!
Check out my interview on page 66 with Mike Hilbig in Reading Nation Magazine on topics as varied as craft, society, politics, and colonialism! READING NATION MAGAZINE
How can our community and Coastal Bend universities work together?
COVID-19 continues to affect the state of higher education in our community, with both Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Texas A&M University-Kingsville struggling with a myriad of challenges. Enrollment continues to be of concern, as do maintenance and upgrades – of infrastructure, academic and otherwise. However, the envisioned future looks promising, and the upper administration… Continue reading How can our community and Coastal Bend universities work together?
What’s “high” in Higher Education
Higher Education is emerging to be one of the most prominent battlegrounds over competing ideologies. The right versus left battles over controlling school agendas have reached dull stalemates, with all sides firmly in their respective corners, and no new voter base being created or excited. Higher education, at the same time, offers a much richer,… Continue reading What’s “high” in Higher Education
Battery Recharge
The future of transportation Electric cars, trucks, and buses are being touted as the future of transportation, which they may very well be. Clean and efficient, they are being sold as the one answer to environmental concerns, and (sometime in the) future impending oil-shock, which they again may very well be. There are however legitimate… Continue reading Battery Recharge
My two journeys – Meetings with Radnath Swami
In this June 3, 2016 book review, author Amit Verma recounts his two meetings with Radhanath Swamiji at booksignings in Houston.
Enrollment declines at South Texas Universities a worrying trend
Thank you for your timely article on student enrollment numbers at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (“Enrollment continues to fall at Texas A&M University-Kingsville,” Oct. 19). As the article suggests, the Coastal Bend community’s two renowned institutions of higher learnings – Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, both universities of national and… Continue reading Enrollment declines at South Texas Universities a worrying trend