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Munaf Kapadia:

The ex-Googler bringing Bohri cuisine to the world

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Shweta Gulati

Preet Chandi:

Antarctic triple trekker

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Architecture off centre :

Vaissnavi Shukl’s podcasts explores architecture beyond buildings

Top gear:

Racer Prarthana Murugavel is making history for India

Curl trouble?

Anshita Mehtrota has the answer

How Ujjal Dosanjh made it to the upper echelons of Canadian politics

Former Google analyst:

Now CEO of The Bohri Kitchen

Putting the world in her lens:

Shweta Gulati

Preet Chandi:

Antarctic triple trekker

How Going Abroad Can Transform Your Life |

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Global Indian | Good Reads

 Top reads curated from the internet 

#1Chhau
The story of how Chhau escaped from royal palaces and became the entertainment of the common man
#2European Free Trade Association deal
A fresh stance: On India and the European Free Trade Association deal
Reading Time: 10 Minutes
#3India and Japan
Japanese retail investors pile billions into Indian equities
Reading Time: 10 Minutes
#4AI
AI: Understanding the technology beyond the hype
Reading Time: 10 Minutes
#5
The Maldives Is a Tiny Paradise. Why Are China and India Fighting Over It?
Reading Time: 5 mins
#6Gender equality
Gender equality as the plank of sustainable development
Reading Time: 10 Minutes
Chhau

The story of how Chhau escaped from royal palaces and became the entertainment of the common man

(The article first appeared in Scroll on March 9, 2024) Emerging from mid-19th century martial training of elite fighters, Chhau had to go through a tortuous journey to become a celebratory form of entertainment...

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European Free Trade Association deal

A fresh stance: On India and the European Free Trade Association deal

The article first appeared in The Hindu on March 14, 2024 On Sunday, India signed a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) with a bloc of four European countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, formally known as the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The pact has been in the works since 2008 but slipped off India’s to-do list after the UPA government’s exit. In market access terms, the deal offers more room for Indian services firms, with easier visa rules, so that they can also tap other European markets using these countries as a base.

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India and Japan

Japanese retail investors pile billions into Indian equities

The article first appeared in The Japan Times on February 02, 2024 Japan’s retail investors are pouring money into Indian stocks amid bets that the nation will be the next China. Total assets of India equity-focused investment trusts in Japan grew 11%, or ¥237 billion ($1.6 billion), in January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Factoring in the gains of Indian stocks on a yen basis last month, the figures suggest inflows of about ¥140 billion into India equity funds, while Japanese stock funds had almost no net inflows.

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AI

AI: Understanding the technology beyond the hype

The article first appeared in The Forbes India on November 17, 2023 Mention artificial intelligence (AI); the first thing that pops into your head is likely “it’s coming for my job.” Or “it’s going to wipe out humanity.” Or maybe it’s the open letter signed by AI developers demanding that we put the brakes on this thing until we understand it better. As academic director of the AI and the Future of Management Initiative, IESE Prof. Sampsa Samila has been trying to do just that — understand AI better, coordinating several ongoing research projects on AI and the future of work.

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The Maldives Is a Tiny Paradise. Why Are China and India Fighting Over It?

The article first appeared in The NewYork Times on March 5, 2024 Between a few flecks of coral in the Indian Ocean, a ribbon of highway more than a mile long swoops up from the blue. Since 2018, the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge has connected this archipelago’s hyper-dense capital, Malé, and the international airport — expanded by Chinese companies — one island to the east...

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Gender equality

Gender equality as the plank of sustainable development

The article first appeared in The Hindu on March 09, 2024 Conversations around gender equality and women’s empowerment continue to gain momentum. We, however, would like to reflect on an issue that is often overlooked, which is the critical intersection between gender equality and sustainable energy development. Time and again, studies have proven that gender equality and women’s empowerment are fundamental to achieving sustainable energy for all. The achievement of all Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is in one way or another dependent on gender equality. In fact, strong connections exist among SDG5 on gender equality, SDG7 on clean, affordable energy, and SDG12 on climate action, among many others.

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Global Indian | World in Numbers

Statistically speaking

$15 trillion

Economy is what India is projected to become by FY47, as the country will transition to upper-middle income economy by FY36.

253,000 Indians

Have immigrated to the United Kingdom in 2023, according to data from Ministry of External Affairs.

48 Locations

Have been pinpointed by Indian Space Reseach Organisation (ISRO), for the safe return of Gaganyaan astronauts.

£23.5 Million

The amount at which Indian-origin British retail mogul Bobby Arora sold his London mansion, nestled between Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace. The sale incurred a loss of approximately 30 percent, reflecting the downturn in real estate valuations in London.

100,000 Startups

Have taken over India's entrepreneurial landscape recently, which has drastically increased from only 500 startups a decade ago.

8000 Startups

In India have women founders with a cumulative funding of nearly $23 billion.

Global Indian | Did You Know? 

Fun facts about India and Global Indians

Indian Ras Malai ranks No.2 in the list of '10 Best Cheese Desserts in the World.' The first position was bagged by Sernik from Poland.

Florida physician-entrepreneur Dr. Kiran Patel is expected to spend over $1 billion in philanthropy as Patel universities in the US, India, and Zambia are underway.

Indian-origin human rights lawyer Binaifer Nowrojee has been appointed the new president of The Open Society Foundations, founded by billionaire investor George Soros, promoting democratic principles and human rights, through grants in more than 100 countr

Dev Patel and Ben Kingsley starrer ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ wins Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Indian American professor Garud Iyengar has been appointed the next Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute at Columbia University.

The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the Erasmus Prize 2024 to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh for his passionate contribution to the theme ‘imagining the unthinkable’ through his writing on an unprecedented global crisis – climate change.

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Xavier Augustin

Global Indians are highly-skilled and dynamic risk-takers, the drivers of Brand India around the world. The stage is set and it belongs to you. What’s your story?