After spending 45 days in jail, Mahendra Patel, an Indian American engineer accused by a mother of trying to grab her 2-year-old son from her at a Georgia Walmart, has been released on a $10,000 bond. Read More
Sudarshan Kurwadkar, an Indian American environmental engineer who grew up in a small tribal village in India and is the first person in his family to earn a college degree, has won the 2025 Cal State Read More
Indian American public health professor Jagdish Khubchandani has received the 2025 J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Award from New Mexico State University’s Department of Government. Read More
Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian journalist’s appointment “marks a defining moment for Vermont journalism,” says investigative newspaper’s CEO Sky BarschRead More
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Anjali Velamala wins Colorado University’s community impact award
Indian American senior also recognized as an Outstanding Graduate Award honoree by Environmental Engineering Program Read More
India-born Usha Iyer, associate professor of film and media studies in the Department of Art and Art History at Stanford University, is set to lead its Center for South Asia in 2025-26 academic year this Read More
Indian American Impact, a leading political advocacy organisation of the community, has endorsed five South Asian candidates, including two of Indian origin for the Texas municipal elections on May 3. Read More
Three Indian American high school seniors— Jishnu Nayak, Smilangi Sidhugari, and Sudeep Vattikuti — are among 20 winners of the 2025 Flinn Scholarship, Arizona’s most prestigious merit-based award. Read More
Four Indian-American students — Dhruvak Mirani, Ojas Sanghi, Rishi Shah and Harshman Sihra —are among 54 2025 Truman Scholars, recognized for their outstanding leadership, academic excellence, and commitment to public service. Read More
Shruti Rajagopalan, an Indian American researcher, figures in the Project Syndicate's Forward Thinkers list recognizing and spotlighting intellectual innovators poised to shape international debates in the years ahead.Read More