‘Court’ing the Olympics: Tennis champ Shrivalli wants to bring home the gold

by sekhar | Apr 14, 2022

(April 14, 2022) Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty, who was crowned the national hardcourt tennis champion (women’s singles) 2021, was 11 when she first held a tennis racket in her hand. Calling herself an “accidental” tennis player, Shrivalli was introduced to the game...

Youngest author to land a book deal, Schwarzman Scholar Manthan Shah is a fountain of ideas

by sekhar | Apr 10, 2022

(April 10, 2022) He’s among a small handful of non-Ivy League students to bag the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship for 2022-23. A quick Google search throws up headlines like, “Three Princeton graduates” and “Four Stanford grads.” Still, Manthan Shah arrives...

A ‘stem’per of brilliance: These Indian-origin science whizzes win big at the US’ junior Nobel

by Namrata Srivastava | Apr 9, 2022

(April 9, 2022) Proving President Joe Biden’s words, “Indian Americans are taking over the country,” right, several Indian-origin kids have been winning big at the Regeneron Science Talent Search every year. Also called the US’ Junior Nobel, several Indian-origin high...

Grammy whammies: Notes from 12 Indian musicians that shone at the awards

by Amrita Priya | Apr 8, 2022

(April 8, 2022) When Ricky Kej’s soulful notes coupled with Steward Copeland’s eclectic music gave Divine Tides an ethereal essence, one was transported into a reverie of beautiful music. Winning the Grammy in the best new album category at the 64th annual Grammy...

Young innovators: Solving voter ID, mental, elder care, research and eco issues

by Darshana Ramdev | Apr 7, 2022

(April 7, 2022) When today’s youth chance upon a problem, they are pretty proactive. So when the then 10-year-old Madhvi Chitoor saw the menace of styrofoam cups, she decided to tackle plastic pollution. That became a huge movement that even saw Potus, American...