Reinventing the Sari: How Sanjay Garg’s Raw Mango took Indian textiles from Rajasthan to London

by Vikram Sharma | Apr 28, 2025

(April 28, 2025) Sanjay Garg’s love affair with ‘saree’ is ever lasting. It’s real, intense and one of a kind. Sari — a symbol of grace and tradition not only in India but world over — brings out the best in Sanjay, allowing him to style it in numerous ways. The...

From Kansas City to TIME100 Next: Tara Raghuveer’s blueprint for housing justice

by Charu Thakur | Apr 26, 2025

(April 26, 2025) It started around a kitchen table in early 2019, when a handful of renters fed up with slumlords and looming evictions came together to share their stories. Under Tara Raghuveer’s leadership, that small, multiracial gathering transformed into KC...

From India to Netherlands: Author Ell P keeps readers on edge with Shameless in Stilettos

by Vikram Sharma | Apr 24, 2025

(April 24, 2025) Lakshmi Priya – known as Ell P – can blend in just about anywhere. Her ability to quickly adapt to new places, people and cultures is exceptional. A quality she imbibed quite early in life — studying in 13 different schools and colleges...

Meet Dr. Reshma Kewalramani: The immigrant-turned-biotech leader on TIME’s 100 most influential list

by Charu Thakur | Apr 22, 2025

(April 22, 2025) Back in the spring of 2004, Dr. Reshma Kewalramani was hunched over lab results on the transplant ward at Massachusetts General Hospital when her pager buzzed with an unfamiliar extension. A biotech executive was on the line, offering her a role at...

From Andhra Pradesh to the UK: Dr. Kesava Reddy’s journey as a global pioneer in diabesity surgery

by Vikram Sharma | Apr 20, 2025

(April 20, 2025) As a child growing up in a village in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, Kesava Reddy Mannur loved playing with his friends. Like most boys his age, the happy-go-lucky lad had no ambition, no big dream. But that changed the day he came across an...