Students from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, won the All-Track Grand Prize at HackHarvard 2024, held from October 11-13 at Harvard University. Competing against teams from top institutions like Stanford, MIT, and Harvard, they earned the “Overall Best Hack” award for their AI-powered app, Sustainify, which promotes sustainable living by guiding users on waste repurposing and […]
In the past, my children had access to only Amar Chitra Katha books to learn about Indian mythology while growing up in New York. There were several challenges, including complex vocabulary, awkward language, and overtly violent scenes. Additionally, there was a troubling theme of colorism, portraying dark-skinned characters as villains and fair-skinned ones as heroes. […]
The 14-year-old Indian American, who triumphed over nine other finalists, claimed victory during the final challenge events at 3M’s global headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. Sirish Subash, a ninth grader from the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology in Lawrenceville, Georgia, has won the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge for his […]
The India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) Youth Essay Competition is celebrating its fifth year this spring, providing middle and high school students with a platform to examine and provide feedback on important issues affecting India in the modern era. Actually, July 1st, the deadline for this year’s submissions, is drawing near. Being a high school finalist […]
India is the leading source of immigrant doctors in the United States and the second-largest source of registered nurses, according to a recent report by Remitly. However, when considering the total number of immigrant healthcare professionals, including home health aides and nursing assistants, India ranks third, after the Philippines and Mexico. Of the 9.87 lakh […]
Her off-script criticism of the university administration’s punishment of students and suppression of free speech won the Indian American from Nebraska a standing ovation. Shruti Kumar has always been an overachiever. Whether it’s health inequities and public health, yoga or Indian classical dance or poetry,. This week, the Indian American from Nebraska became known for […]
The fourth member of the Trump administration to join the conservative think tank Hudson Institute is the former US ambassador to the UN. The Walter P. Stern chair at the Hudson Institute will be held by former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C., announced on April 15. The […]
The Seaborg Award winner was Aditi Avinash of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; Arnav Chakravarthy of Cupertino, California, placed ninth. The winner of the top prize in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the oldest and most esteemed science and math competition in the United States for seniors in high school, is Achutya Rajaram, 17, of Exeter, New […]
It was a sweet comeback for the Vancouver, Washington-based blogger, freelance writer, and podcaster who was “unfairly” criticised during his first run on the show in January last year for being “arrogant, unsportsmanlike,, and ungracious.” Indian American blogger, freelance writer, and podcaster Yogesh Raut has won the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (ToC), taking home the […]
“America’s First Guru,” a new documentary on Swami Vivekananda, will premiere on PBS stations across the country for the first time in American television history. Not only is it the first documentary directed by an Indian, but it is also the first of its kind. The compelling story of how Yoga, Vedanta, and the highest […]
