The science of immune engineering: Rishi Goel is at the frontier of healthcare tech

by Namrata Srivastava | May 24, 2022

(May 24, 2022) The ongoing global pandemic COVID-19 brought the world’s attention to the importance of a good immune system. No remedy was too far-fetched, people around the globe tried everything they could get their hands on, from Ayurvedic herbs to home-made...

You OTT to follow these desi stars who are shining & streaming

by sekhar | Apr 20, 2022

(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...

Showing Ellen DeGeneres how it’s done: Young chef Kicha’s culinary adventures

by Amrita Priya | Mar 14, 2022

(March 14, 2022) Not many of us could have envisioned Ellen DeGeneres learning to make puttu, Kerala’s breakfast dish. But this did happen in 2016, when the American talk show host stood smilingly beside her tutor, the very earnest Chef Nihal Raj or...

Nasa junior citizen scientist Jahnavi Dangeti has her sights set on Mars

by Vikram Sharma | Feb 16, 2022

(February 15, 2022) As a child, Jahnavi Dangeti’s grandmother told her countless bedtime stories. One, about a woman who lived on the moon who distributed chocolates and toys to children, was her favourite. It fuelled her imagination about space, planets and a sky...

US-desi teen inventor Neha Shukla explores the metaverse in tech

by sanjana | Feb 5, 2022

US-desi teen inventor Neha Shukla invented sixfeetapart to inculcate social distancing when the pandemic started. The girl whose face graced the Nasdaq screen in Times Square shares her specially curated and written first bi-montly column on innovation as she explores...