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Wednesday, March 29 2023

From battling rare heart condition to winning Miss World America 2021: Shree Saini’s incredible journey

by Global Indian | Oct 11, 2021

(October 11, 2021) Shree Saini erupted in joy when her name echoed at the Miss World America headquarters in Los Angeles after she was crowned the Miss World America 2021, making her the first Indian American to achieve the feat. The 25-year-old scripted history and...

Gita Gopinath: The Mysuru Malayali helping stabilize the world economy as IMF chief economist

by Global Indian | Jul 10, 2021

As a young girl, economist Gita Gopinath’s father would neatly line up vegetables on the family table to help her understand the concept of multiplication. Perhaps that explains her love for numbers. As she grew older Gita was big on athletics; but one day she...