I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I worked in restaurants, bars, record stores; I did anything and everything to pay my way through university and LAMDA.
In the beginning of college I wanted to be an English major, but then I became interested in international relations.
I'd worked at the World Bank briefly as an undergrad and studied poverty levels around the world - particularly those earning less than $1.25 a day.
After serving in the Korean War, I actually started working towards a master's degree in finance.
I majored in political science, and my concentration was U.S. involvement in Latin America in the 20th century.
When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.
I was working for the Socialist International, after I left university in 1959, as a researcher.
I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.
I studied economics and made it my career for two reasons. The subject was and is intellectually fascinating and challenging, particularly to someone with taste and talent for theoretical reasoning and quantitative analysis.
I have a degree in European history, which didn't necessarily have any direct impact on my career, but I'm grateful I studied something other than acting in college.