A number of Indian Americans from the New York State Assembly, governmental organizations, commercial ventures, and advocacy groups have been listed in the City & State’s Power of Diversity: Asian 100 list for 2023. In the Asian 100 list, Rohit T. Aggarwala, New York City Chief Climate Officer; Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection; Neal Kwatra, founder and CEO, Metropolitan Public Strategies; Satish Tripathi, president, University at Buffalo; Rajiv Shah, president, The Rockefeller Foundation; Preet Bharara, partner, WilmerHale; Nayan Parikh, president, Ashnu International; Dev Awasthi; vice president, Corporate and Legislation, Kasirer; Nikki Singh, senior manager of Policy and…
Author: Akancha Mishra
Akancha Mishra
Akancha has been a journalist for about twenty years, and she has a Bachelor of Arts in English Honors and a Master's Degree in Mass Communication from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. She and her husband and children Supriya and Alok currently call New York City home.
“All Indian leaders will be of low calibre and men of straw. They will have sweet tongues and silly hearts.” In 1931, Winston Churchill, late prime minister of Britain, said these words describing Indians and Indian leaders. The evil empire of Britain ruled and looted India for decades. The tide has turned and now Britain Prime minister Rishi Sunak, India-origin and Hindu, will rule the same empire from the same leadership position once held by the merciless Churchill. It was perhaps predestined that in the year of India’s celebration of its 75th year of independence from British rule, an Indian…
There are players, there are legends and then there’s the G.O.A.T. Rario is proud to announce a special partnership with Sachin Tendulkar, commemorating the Master Blaster’s 50th birthday. Paying tribute to SRT’s illustrious career and invaluable legacy, Rario is thrilled to launch a collection of 10 limited-edition digital cards. What sets these digital cards apart is their rarity. With only 10 of them available to buy right now, they are ultra-rare collectibles that cannot be found anywhere else. As proud owners of these exclusive cards, fans will also get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to virtually interact with Sachin Tendulkar himself and…
Suresh U. Kumar, a serial entrepreneur and professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at NJIT, has been chosen by the board of directors of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a group of businesspeople, corporate leaders, and senior professionals in Silicon Valley, to lead the organization for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2023. TiE New Jersey is ready to continue growing and achieve new heights with Suresh’s appointment. He will represent the NJ chapter at the Silicon Valley TiECon in 2023 and the TiEGlobal CM Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Suresh served as a member of the Biden-Harris Campaign 2020 Economic Development…
The artificial intelligence-based online text editing service Grammarly has chosen Rahul Roy-Chowdhury as its next CEO. The corporation announced that the executive of Indian descent will take over as CEO in May. Rahul tweeted, “I joined @ Grammarly two years ago because of a deep belief in our mission to improve lives by improving communication. I’m honoured to serve that mission in a new capacity as Grammarly’s CEO, starting May 1. We’re just getting started.” “Our millions of users remain our north star as we continue solving their real communication challenges. Grammarly has been harnessing innovation in AI responsibly for…
