Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu: The Silicon Valley entrepreneur who’s promoting ‘work from hometown’
Nestled at the foothills of the Western Ghats, about 650 kilometers from Chennai is Mathalamparai, a tiny village in Tenkasi district in Tamil Nadu. With a population of a little over 2,000, it might not be your typical location to house a software major. But with his...
Dr Nikhila Juvvadi: 32-year-old chief clinical officer who gave Chicago its first Covid-19 jab
Dr Nikhila Juvvadi and her team at the 122-bed Loretto Hospital in Chicago had their task cut out when Covid-19 engulfed the US last year. At one stage, Chicago’s 60623 zip code had the highest number of people dying in the pandemic. 32-year-old Juvvadi – also...
Meet the Indians who brought home Olympic laurels
When Milkha Singh participated in the 1960 Rome Olympics, he missed bagging a medal by a whisker. The regret stayed with him for the rest of his life. The ace sprinter hoped that one day an Indian would bring home an Olympics medal. While we may not yet have cracked...