Dr Radhika Balakrishnan becomes first Carnatic vocalist to receive Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s honorary fellowship
(Jul 7, 2026) On June 26, 2026, Dr Radhika Balakrishnan became the first Carnatic vocalist to receive an honorary fellowship from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, one of the UK’s leading institutions for music and the performing arts. Three years earlier, she...
Shreyas Navare: Indian-origin cartoonist behind White House Historical Association’s America250 collection
(Jul 4, 2026) As fireworks light up the skies across the United States this 4 July to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence, visitors walking into White House gift shops are finding presidential watercolour caricatures by New York-based...
MIT Provost Anantha Chandrakasan earns ‘Committed to Caring’ honour for exceptional mentorship
(Jul 1, 2026) From growing up in Chennai to becoming MIT’s first Indian-American provost and now the only Indian-origin faculty member honoured in the Institute’s ‘Committed to Caring’ cohort, Dr. Anantha P. Chandrakasan’s journey has...