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The Interstellar Adventurer

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Padmasree Warrior

Padmasree Warrior: A Force to Reckon With

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Tessy Thomas

Tessy Thomas: A Woman Whose Dreams Surpass the Limitations of Our World

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Decrypting Crypto

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Madhura Rao

Making Food Safe and Sustainable

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Reaching for the Stars

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Shakuntala Devi

Biography of Shakuntala Devi – A Numerical Genius

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Yamuna Krishnan

Biography of Yamuna Krishnan – Academician in USA

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Janaki Ammal

Janaki Ammal – About Janaki Ammal An Eminent Indian Botanist

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Anita Goel

Discover Nanobiophysics With A Leader Like Dr. Anita Goel

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Gagandeep Kang

Gagandeep Kang: The Eminent Microbiologist and Virologist

2 years ago

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Anika Chebrolu: The Budding Researcher

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Nergis Mavalvala

Biography About Nergis Mavalvala

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IT Is Jayshree Ullal’s Success Story

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Gitanjali Rao

The Young STEM Advocate: Gitanjali Rao

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Nivruti Rai, country head of Intel in India and vice president of Intel Foundry Services

The Remarkable Rise of Nivruti Rai

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Preethi Pratap Goes Where No Man Has Gone Before

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Priyanka Das Rajkakati – Where Art Meets Space

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Ashoka Fellow, Garvita Gulhati: Banking on Water

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Elephants Loom Large Over Dr. Shermin de Silva’s Research

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South Asian Women Making Waves in a Man’s World

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Trailblazing a New Path in STEM

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Dr. Pooja Patel

Dr. Pooja Patel: What the Pandemic Gave and Took Away

3 years ago

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Indian Female Researchers Leave Their Mark

3 years ago

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Teen Trailblazers Who Are Shaping The World

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Equal Pay for Moms

Reshma Saujani Calls for a Marshall Plans for Kids

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Dr. Onisha Patel: An Artist and Scientist exploring the Scaffolding of Life

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Maya Ajmera is a sterling advocate of science

A sterling advocate for science

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Empathy Makes for a Better World: Rachana Bhide

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Asha Rao: ‘Mathematics Underpins Everything We Do’

3 years ago

Shruti Ganguly has so many fabulous stories to tell. If you look at her work in production so far, the achievements are already outstanding: after making her name as a lead producer on films like Yosemite and The Color of Time, as well as content for MTV and Condé Nast, Shruti founded her own production company in 2017, Honto88. She’s currently developing a TV series with Meredith Koop—Michelle Obama’s stylist of the past nine years—on culture and politics through the lens of fashion. But her most personal project, a screenplay called Priya, at 10 is perhaps her most exciting story yet. “It’s a coming-of-age comedy about a girl called Priya who is 10, loves skateboarding, hip hop, and the Indian dance form Bharatanatyam,” she explains. “Priya exists in different worlds and cultures. Her story is not that different from my own. I studied Bharatanatyam and I skateboarded. My first internship in New York was with Island Def Jam when Jay-Z became president. So in a way, I found all these different things that I could infuse in Priya. I’m now trying to bring her to the outside world.” While Shruti has much in common with her invented protagonist, it would not be a surprise if someone wrote a literal screenplay about her own life one day, given how colorful and unpredictable it’s been. Born in New Delhi, Shruti’s early life was spent in Oman before she went to Northwestern for college. She pondered a career in investment banking at one point until a life-altering tragedy changed her path. “A cousin who I was very close to and lived vicariously through passed away in a car accident in India. I was 19. She had made the arts her career, and in a way I felt she was doing it for the both of us. Now she was no longer there. I was so lost and confused, and I realized I needed to ask myself what I wanted to be doing.” This shattering experience pushed her to look at what she really loved: the arts. After taking a powerful class on women in Indian cinema, the world of filmmaking called her to spend her senior year on actual film sets in India. She fell in love with the magic of putting a film together, from the endless lights to the dramatic performances on and off camera. After graduating, it was on to New York where she devoured books on film at the Strand Bookstore and eventually got a dual MBA/MFA degree at NYU’s Stern and Tisch schools. Yes, Shruti can make you feel like a complete underachiever after you talk to her. Given her life story thus far, it’s no surprise that she feels an urge to put spicier stories out into the world -- ones with new narratives and archetypes than the boring traditions that have become so familiar. “We need to make more things that represent the world that we’re in. I don’t think I was comfortable to write Priya before, but I wanted to get a stage where I could write for her. I can’t wait to write characters that are set in Oman, ones that go to international boarding schools tucked away in Himalayas, eat Nepali noodles and Russian cheese, who are wary of wandering panthers. Those are the funny worlds I grew up and so many people have those stories as well.” Who wouldn’t want to hear those stories? Thankfully, we shouldn’t have to wait long given all of Shruti’s upcoming projects. And most importantly, she’s not one to stop pursuing her goals even if at times they seem insurmountable. “I’ve dealt with rejection, and I still deal with rejection. There are these moments where you feel you’re being slowed down, but you just have to break through. It’s hard sometimes, and it’s discouraging, but you are capable of taking them on ... that’s why you’re there. You’re going to grow from it.” -- Photographer: Delphine Diallo. Stylist: Danny Morales. Hair: Naoko Suzuki. Makeup: Chi Chi Saito. Creative Director: Khirma Eliazov.

Parna Sarkar-Basu is Humanizing Tech and Inspiring Inclusion

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6 Indian-American Women Make Waves

Indian-American Women Make Waves in New List

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Dr. Ketaki Vaidhyanathan

Dr. Vaidhyanathan Shares Tips on Coping With Stress and Anxiety During COVID-19

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Shwetha Shetty

Shwetha Shetty challenges status quo for a greener New York

4 years ago

Prerna Sharma

Prerna Sharma is fascinated with the science of all things Squishy

4 years ago

Anvita Gupta

Anvita Gupta is destined to help human health

4 years ago

Dr. Anita Goel

Dr. Anita Goel, Nanobiosym—SEEMA Woman Entrepreneur of 2019!

4 years ago

Parinita Bhattacharjee

Parinita Bhattacharjee is front-lining HIV prevention in India & Africa

4 years ago

Dr. Saumi Mathews

Dr. Saumi Mathews’ breakthrough on potential HIV cure

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Komal Mangtani

Komal Mangtani took to coding as a means of escaping social norms

4 years ago

Nandini Chaterjee Singh

Turning Musical Quality of Speech on its Head with Nandini Chaterjee Singh

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Anjali "Ann" Ramakumaran

Anjali “Ann” Ramakumaran: Recognizing the Need for a Strong Support System

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Kaneenika Sinha

Kaneenika Sinha love for mathematics

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Geetha Manjunath

Geetha Manjunath Uses AI to Catch Breast Cancer Early

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Uma Ramakrishnan

Uma Ramakrishnan uses DNA to bolster Tiger conservation efforts

4 years ago

Suchitra Sebastian

Suchitra Sebastian ’s Diamond Anvils

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Joya Dass

Joya Dass Helping South Asian Women Catapult Their Careers

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Priyanka Bakaya

Priyanka Bakaya on a Cleaner World

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Gayatri Keskar

Getting Small with Gayatri Keskar

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Roopa Unnikrishnan

Roopa Unnikrishnan, Straight Shooter and Businesswoman

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Smita Bagla

Smita Bagla finds is persevering as a female entrepreneur

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Harini Barath

Yamuna Krishnan is revolutionising disease detection based on DNA

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Nermeen Varawalla

Nermeen Varawalla is deeply committed to healthcare

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Madhu Bhaskaran

Madhu Bhaskaran is Making Tech Flexible

4 years ago

Indian-American Women

Indian-American Women in Tech: Their Inspirations, and Inspiring Others

5 years ago

Vandana Tripathi

Vandana Tripathi on Healing Women and Healthy Mothers with Fistula

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Anita Goel

Bridging Worlds with Anita Goel

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