Two Indians elected to Harvard boards amid Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign student enrollment

by Amrita Priya | May 30, 2025

(May 30, 2025) As the U.S. federal government intensifies its review of academic institutions, Harvard University has become a focal point in an ongoing debate over governance, admissions, disciplinary policies and research priorities. Federal demands further target...

Dr. Aseem Malhotra: Tapped by Trump as Chief Medical Advisor to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)

by Amrita Priya | May 22, 2025

(May 22, 2025) British Indian cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra has taken a significant leap onto the American stage with his appointment as Chief Medical Advisor to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ (MAHA), a public health movement spearheaded by President...

JJ Singh: Immigrant son, Virginia’s first turbaned statesman, and the force behind $55M tuition relief

by Amrita Priya | May 20, 2025

(May 20, 2025) A Harvard-educated economist, real estate entrepreneur, and former White House policy advisor, JJ Singh is proving that strong ideas and focused execution have a place in American politics. The first turbaned Sikh ever elected to the Virginia House of...

Lakshmi Mohanbabu: The first artist whose work has reached both outer space and the ocean’s deepest depths

by Amrita Priya | May 6, 2025

(May 6, 2025) In an achievement that seems like the stuff of science fiction, Singapore-based artist Lakshmi Mohanbabu has accomplished something no other artist has. Her sculptural series Interactions has not only orbited the Earth aboard the International Space...

How one Indian gave the world shampoo, brought curry to Britain, and became the first to write a book in English

by Amrita Priya | May 4, 2025

(May 4, 2025) Long before bottled haircare products became commonplace, a Bihari migrant introduced Britain to the art of shampooing. It was not the quick rinse we know today, but a therapeutic amalgam of head massage and steam bathing. Sake Dean Mahomed, born in...