(Aug 4, 2023) In the Christmas of 2021, five-year-old Moksha Roy wrote a heartfelt letter to Santa Claus, asking for two plastic-free presents so that there is less plastic pollution on the planet. “Plastics are super bad for the planet and us. So please, please make...
(June 21, 2023) Picture this: A three-year-old watches his father do yoga in his Sevenoaks home in Kent. Fascinated, he starts to emulate his father, and learns the basics, promptly. Cut to 2023, the 13-year-old secures gold medals at the Yoga World Cup in Canada for...
(April 20, 2022) Actors of South Asian descent haven’t always been a staple in Hollywood. Not unless the role requires the manager of a 7-Eleven, a doctor, or a young Indian being forced into an arranged marriage. Stereotypes ruled, even as actors like Naveen...
Atharva Desai was eight-years-old when he watched his first Formula 1 race on TV, at his Virginia home. He was enchanted. He ran and pressed his face up against the screen. Today, at 19, the US-born Indian-origin racer is testing for Formula 3 in the UK with Arden...
(February 3, 2022) “Be mindful,” Udit Singhal implores in a TedX Talk. It is that same mindfulness that saw him solve the glass menace in Delhi. The UN Young Leader for sustainable development goals is a sum of many parts – social entrepreneur, youth leader,...