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Students Balance Ramadan and Racing
College athletes who observe Ramadan balance training, schoolwork and their religious observances with support and planning.
Muslims Are Finding Success in…
American Muslims are advancing in U.S. society and are more likely than other members of the population to open a business or work full time.
Collaboration for a Better Planet
Sanghamitra Dutta speaks about her role in the NISAR project, her journey from Kolkata to NASA and empowering women in STEM.
Creating Voices of Diversity
Indian American author Dr. Sayantani DasGupta, who advocates for diverse children's literature, inspired young writers in a workshop at the American Center Kolkata.
Swati Mohan: A Woman With…
Indian American aerospace engineer Swati Mohan talks about life on Mars and the Perseverance rover during her U.S. State Department-sponsored visit to India.
‘In Lucknow, I Was Surrounded…
Learning Urdu empowered Nikash Harapanahalli with a unique voice and agency to express himself.
Learning Urdu to Pursue Career…
An Indian American psychology student learns Urdu in Lucknow to become a bilingual therapist.
Stories That Cross Borders
Fulbright-Nehru Fellow Kavery Kaul talks about her documentary, “The Bengali,” and the ties between South Asians and African Americans in the United States.
‘I Watch Hindi Cartoons With…
Learning Hindi gave Karan Mudgal, an Indian American, a greater level of confidence in navigating throughout India.
A Uniquely Rewarding Experience
A desire for better communication with Hindi speakers motivated Sophia England and Vishal Ramola to learn the language for four semesters at Boston University.
Building Scholarship Through Languages
Roma Patel is building her art research skills by studying Hindi in India through U.S. government language programs.
Mapping the Complexities of Aging
An NIH-funded study is helping understand dementia and inform policy development for aging populations in India.
Living Among the Stars
Indian American NASA scientist Madhulika Guhathakurta talks about her study of the Sun, its effects on Earth and how the Sun shapes space weather.
Sharing the Taste of India
A California company’s aromatic single-origin spices promote sustainability as well as understanding about Indian cooking and culture.
Stronger Partnerships for Greater Development
A father-son duo maps how USAID’s work has evolved and helped strengthen the U.S.-India partnership.
A Chancellor With a Vision
Under Chancellor Pradeep Khosla’s leadership, UC San Diego has grown into an academic and research powerhouse, and strengthened university and community partnerships.
Coming Full Circle
U.S. diplomat Sandhya Gupta talks about her return to India more than 20 years after her Fulbright fellowship in the country.
Exemplifying Shared Ambitions
Numerous Indian Americans came to the U.S. as students before going on to lead major U.S. tech firms.
Science Connections
NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan announces more than 30 new partnerships between U.S. and Indian institutes for deeper ties through bilateral research.
The Value of an American…
Renu Khator launched an inspiring career after studying in the United States. You can, too.
Questioning Power
Author and professor Jigna Desai works to transform people’s thinking about power dynamics in the South Asian diaspora.
Capturing Challenges
Inventor and MIT Media Lab professor Ramesh Raskar talks about how his high-tech inventions and initiatives can help solve real-world problems.
Humane Human Resources
Fulbright-Nehru fellow and HR expert Arup Varma says organizations need to address contextual issues while appraising expatriates.
Communicating With Music
As an Indian American, Sameer Patel chose a fairly uncommon career by becoming a musical conductor.
Food for Thought
Journalist and educator Simran Sethi explores the cultural and emotional importance of food, and highlights the threats to its diversity across the world.
Algorithms in Nature
Saket Navlakha studies the unique parallels between biology and computer science.
Taking Care/of Health
Akash Shah’s start-up Care/of delivers personalized vitamin packs to consumers via monthly subscriptions.
Hooked on HOOKED
After revolutionizing our interactions with music through their mobile phone apps, the duo of Parag Chordia and Prerna Gupta now aims to make reading as addictive as texting, with HOOKED.
Monitoring the Monsoon
Fulbright-Nehru scholar Amit Tandon works to improve monsoon forecasts for South Asia.
Emotions and the Environment
What are the biases that shape people’s judgments and decisions about use of resources and systems, especially energy and water? Shahzeen Z. Attari of Indiana University explores this topic in her research.
Accidental Journeys, Administrative Successes
Educator Madhav V. Rajan brings years of expertise, and a spirit of adventure, to his role as dean of The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
A View From Space
Indian American astronaut Raja Chari spent 177 days on the International Space Station, where he conducted his first spacewalk and had a bird’s-eye view of Earth’s atmosphere.
Celebrating Diverse Experiences
The New Americans Museum in San Diego presents and preserves the stories of diverse immigrant experiences.
Kalpana Chawla and the Space…
Indian American Kalpana Chawla was part of the international crew aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia Flight STS-87 who completed a successful mission last December. While Earth-bound humans were embroiled in politics and other quirks of the third planet from the Sun, the six-member crew space-walked, manipulated remote control devices and orbited millions of miles performing experiments.
Transcending Borders Through Art
Rina Banerjee draws on her personal history as an immigrant for her artistic work, which focuses on ethnicity, race, migration and diasporic histories.
Filming Gender Complexities
Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence fellow Harjant Gill aims to deconstruct the concept of masculinity in India through his films.
Telling Stories Through Dance
Preeti Vasudevan helps build a cultural bridge between India and the United States using traditional and contemporary styles of performing arts.
Poems and Performances
Lagnajita Mukhopadhyay, Nashville’s first Youth Poet Laureate, talks about her journey, the future of poetry and the power of narration.
Indian Classics for American Palates
The mother-daughter duo of Anita Jaisinghani and Ajna Jai is taking Indian food mainstream for American audiences through their Pondicheri restaurants.