by Darshana Ramdev | Nov 20, 2024
(Nov 20, 2024) When Monika Dharia arrived at Duke University to begin her engineering degree, she soon found that classmates, visitors, and faculty were all accustomed to getting around soaking wet, thanks to the sudden thundershowers that were a daily occurrence....
by Amrita Priya | Oct 22, 2024
(October 22, 2024) From the sun-drenched fields of pre-partition Punjab to the prestigious halls of academia in the United States, Rattan Lal’s journey depicts how Indian experiences can transform global challenges. Once a child farmer toiling on his...
by Amrita Priya | Oct 18, 2024
(October 18, 2024) In a small village in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, a young Rao Remala, the son of a peasant, walked six miles to school each day – unaware that his journey would eventually take him much further, leading to a key role in developing...
by Vikram Sharma | Oct 5, 2024
(October 5, 2024) When Kamala Harris cooked a ‘dosa’ and ‘sambar’ assisted by Indian-American actress Mindy Kaling in 2019 — the video, which was watched over 6.5 million times brought smiles to the faces of Indians and Indian-Americans alike. A year later, when she...
by Amrita Priya | Sep 11, 2024
(September 11, 2024) Had Joginder Singh Gahunia been alive, he would have turned 80 this year. Though he passed away in 2002, he left behind a sweet legacy — Raja Sweets, the oldest North Indian fast-food restaurant and sweet shop in Houston. Almost every Houstonian...
