Shachi Gurumayum: The Switzerland based recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman is changing lives in Manipur

by Amrita Priya | Dec 7, 2022

(December 7, 2022) “When I was leaving India, I knew I would do something for Manipur one day. I just didn’t know what and when.” Dr Shachi Gurumayum’s determination only grew over the years and in 2017, he started the MaolKeki Foundation. Named after his...

Indian-origin Google CEO Sundar Pichai receives Padma Bhushan

by Amrita Priya | Dec 4, 2022

(December 4, 2022) “India is a part of me and I carry it with me wherever I go,” Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said after receiving the Padma Bhushan award from the Indian envoy to the US. The Indian-origin CEO is among the 17 others who have been bestowed...

Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan receives UK’s Royal Order of Merit by King Charles III

by Amrita Priya | Dec 1, 2022

(December 1, 2022) King Charles III has appointed six new members to the British Order of Merit. They are the final Officers of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBEs) chosen by Queen Elizabeth II. Among them is the world-renowned structural biologist...

From Chennai to New Hampshire, Aishwarya Balasubramanian has kept the aesthetic appeal of Bharatanatyam alive

by Amrita Priya | Nov 24, 2022

(November 24, 2022) When Bharatanatyam dancer Aishwarya Balasubramanian was a school student, she was very good at academics. The talented artist multitasked her way through school, excelling in her studies and also in dance. As she neared the end of high school, the...

Alok Sharma: The British-Indian politician who robustly served as COP26 President during UK’s 2021-2022 tenure

by Amrita Priya | Nov 12, 2022

(November 12, 2022) For the pivotal global role of leading COP26 as its president, Alok Sharma stepped down from the post of secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy in former UK PM Boris Johnson’s cabinet.   The British-Indian politician...