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Indian American Neuropsychiatrist Dilip Jeste’s New Book Seeks to Prove That Wisdom is Genetically Inherited Trait

As a former Senior Associate Dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care, and Distinguished Professor…

California’s Anti-Caste Discrimination Bill Advances as Opposition From Hindu Groups Intensifies

Most Americans may not have even heard about the bill SB 403. Probably many will…

8 Indian Americans Among 30 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows for ‘Contributions to the U.S. Across Fields of Study’

Eight Indian Americans and one Sri Lankan American are among 30 recipients of The Paul…

After Grinding Through Senatorial Politics for a Year Radha Iyengar Plumb Confirmed as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

National security expert Radha Iyengar Plumb has become the latest Indian American to be named…

Blood and Punishment: Former Theranos President Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani Begins 13-Year Prison Sentence

The years-long Theranos saga is finally coming to an end. Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former…

India is the Apple of Tim Cook’s Eye: The CEO Basks in the Attention of Country’s Elite — From Modi to Madhuri

From trying Mumbai’s favorite street food — Vada Pav — to hobnobbing with Bollywood celebrities,…

Nikki Haley’s Daughter Rena Marries Her College Sweetheart Joshua Jackson On a South Carolina Island

Rena Haley did not wait for the possibility of a White House wedding. The daughter…

Lost in Translation: The Real Meaning of the Expression ‘Suck My Tongue’ That Tarnished Image of the Dalai Lama

Now that the global consternation over the Dalai Lama’s “suck my tongue” controversy has blown…

Ratings for BBC Documentary About Modi Are Better Than Some Disney+ and Netflix’s Shows: Report

It is a fool’s errand to think that in this information age, banning media of…

Time 100: Padma Lakshmi, Salman Rushdie, Shah Rukh Khan Among Most Influential People in the World

Padma Lakshmi, Salman Rushdie, Shah Rukh Khan and S.S. Rajamouli are among the game changers…

As India Erases Mughal History in Schools, Oxford Historian Unveils a New Book About Britain and the Mughal Empire

It is an ironic coincidence that just when the Hindu nationalist government in India is…

Scholars With Exceptional Promise: Six Indian American Professors Among 171 Guggenheim Fellows of 2023

Five Indian Americans are among a diverse group of 171 Guggenheim Fellows of 2023 the…