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Month: December 2019
In 2015, Forbes India featured Prerna Sharma in 30 Under 30, a national list of young achievers. Sharma, who was only 29 at the time, was a faculty at Physics Department of…
As the year comes to a close, it’s a natural time to reflect on the successes and learnings of the past year, but it’s also time to contemplate the one ahead. At…
Anvita Gupta has believed since childhood in a destiny to help human health. Today she applies her skills in computing, technology and artificial intelligence to health research to fulfill this personal and…
I confess I don’t mind being snowed in occasionally. It’s the perfect excuse to ease up on pressing deadlines and to put off errands and answering emails. Being held captive by a…
“Coming Back to the City: Mumbai Stories” juxtaposes lives in Mumbai’s affluent high rises and the working-class residential ‘chawls,’ against a shadowy backdrop of real estate greed and land sharks. This novel…
One of our favorite holiday destinations is New York City! From the iconic tree at Rockefeller Center to the Rockettes to the holiday lights that adorn the city everywhere, New York is…
Pic courtesy: Dr. Anita Goel. Years ago in rural Mississippi, a little girl in her own white coat often accompanied her dad at his job as the only surgeon in a 100-mile…
When we created the SEEMA South Asian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award, we weren’t sure what to expect. Given the chronic underrepresentation of female entrepreneurs, the barriers they face, and the lack…
Over the past decade, University of Manitoba and Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT) has succeeded in reducing violence against female sex workers from clients, police and gangs in India. However, abuse in…