by Namrata Srivastava | May 16, 2023
(May 16, 2023) Even as a young child, living in Vishakapatnam, the seaside city of Andhra Pradesh back in the early 60s, Dr. Neeli Bendapudi had just one dream – that of becoming a world-class educator. As the eldest of three daughters in a family battling...
by Namrata Srivastava | May 5, 2023
(May 5, 2023) In a historic appointment, the World Bank confirmed that Ajaypal Singh Banga, an Indian-origin business executive, will be taking over as its next President. As the first-ever Indian-American to head the World Bank, Banga’s appointment marks a...
by Namrata Srivastava | Mar 28, 2023
(March 28, 2023) Just a few months into her third term as the only Indian American politician on the Seattle city council, Pune-born Kshama Sawant proposed a new tax regime against the corporate giants in the area. She knew that the fight would be long, with most...
by Namrata Srivastava | Feb 28, 2023
(February 28, 2023) Just about two years ago, when the world first encountered the COVID-19 pandemic, and various business houses panicked about their future, the then-CEO of Mastercard made an announcement that shook the market. Assuring the company’s 19,000...
by Namrata Srivastava | Feb 19, 2023
(February 19, 2023) “Mathematics,” they said, “is not for girls.” Proving the age-old idea wrong, Dr. Pavithra Prabhakar’s research in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence is helping the industry grow by leaps and...
