Indian Origin Politician Archives

Wednesday, March 29 2023

Leading from the front: Indian-Norwegian politician Himanshu Gulati is climbing Europe’s political ladder

by Namrata Srivastava | Nov 27, 2022

(November 27, 2022) He might have been born and brought up in Lavik, Norway, but he is still connected to his roots in New Delhi. Norwegian politician Himanshu Gulati has time and again spoken fondly about how his Indian heritage has influenced his life choices and...

Indian-origin Swiss parliamentarian, Niklaus-Samuel Gugger has scaled great heights against all odds

by Namrata Srivastava | May 19, 2022

(May 19, 2022) Five decades ago, a Brahmin widow, Anasuya, gave birth to a boy at the CSI Basel Mission Hospital in Udupi, Karnataka. Unable to keep the child, she gave him up to Dr Marianne Pflugfelder, and trusted the missionary hospital to find the best place for...