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Indian-Origin Academic Leaders: Key faculty appointments at top U.S. institutions in 2024

by Amrita Priya | Sep 16, 2024

(September 16, 2024) Indian academics in USA are redefining the landscape of American higher education, not just as scholars and researchers, but as leaders, administrators, and institution-builders at the very top of the country’s most prestigious universities....

Naval Ravikant: The AngelList founder and angel investor popularly known as Tech Buddha

by Chandu | Jun 29, 2021

To him, managing a fund is more of a hobby. Yet, AngelList founder Naval Ravikant is known as The Angel Philosopher and Tech Buddha — monikers that are testimony to his knack of bringing a philosophical and pure science perspective to the tech industry. Besides being...

Sumita Mitra: The Indian American scientist behind 1 billion flawless smiles

by Chandu | Jun 26, 2021

From being a soft-spoken girl, who used to marvel at the chemicals and their reactions in her father’s laboratory, to a trailblazer in dental nanomaterials, Sumita Mitra’s rise to fame has been nothing short of phenomenal. This Indian-American chemist...

Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu: The Silicon Valley entrepreneur who’s promoting ‘work from hometown’

by Chandu | Jun 25, 2021

Nestled at the foothills of the Western Ghats, about 650 kilometers from Chennai is Mathalamparai, a tiny village in Tenkasi district in Tamil Nadu. With a population of a little over 2,000, it might not be your typical location to house a software major. But with his...

Meet the Indians who brought home Olympic laurels

by Chandu | Jun 23, 2021

When Milkha Singh participated in the 1960 Rome Olympics, he missed bagging a medal by a whisker. The regret stayed with him for the rest of his life. The ace sprinter hoped that one day an Indian would bring home an Olympics medal. While we may not yet have cracked...