by Amrita Priya | Apr 9, 2026
(April 9, 2026) In a form that has historically drawn its lines around Europe and America, ballet has had little room for geographies like India. Nayanika Vyas, who has been living in the United States since 2015, has built her career within that space, moving from an...
by Amrita Priya | Apr 6, 2026
(April 6, 2026) A Tamil Nadu-born federal contractor is making history as the first South Asian on the DC mayoral ballot. But for Rini Sampath, this is less about breaking barriers and more about fixing a city. The campaign she is running is about potholes, grocery...
by Mallik Thatipalli | Mar 29, 2026
(March 29, 2026) At a time when Indian cuisine is rapidly evolving on the global stage, chefs like Bikram Das are helping reshape its narrative. As Corporate Executive Chef at Curry Up Now, he oversees culinary operations across 17 outlets in the United States,...
by Vikram Sharma | Jan 31, 2026
(January 31, 2026) On a freezing cold night in 1967, Kanwal Rekhi arrived at the Michigan Tech campus as a student. He was part of the first wave of Indian émigrés, known as the $8 Men — a moniker born out of India’s effort to stem the loss of brainpower by allowing...
by Mallik Thatipalli | Jan 10, 2026
(January 10, 2026) At a time when beauty and wellness rituals are increasingly commodified and globalised, New York-based designer and author Nethra Gomatheswaran has offered something refreshingly grounded, deeply personal and culturally resonant. Her coffee table...
