Desi World
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DESI WORLD
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The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships
June 2014 -
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships are awarded to immigrants or children of immigrants. This year, among 30 winners are four Indian-Americans, one with a tie to Georgia.
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BEAUTY AND THE BEE
June 2014 -
Lucy Edwards, an Indian-American, was crowned Miss Vermont 2014; Akhil Rekulapelli won 2014 National Geographic Bee; and many Indians and Indian-Americans won other US awards.
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SEPOYS OF THE GREAT WAR
June 2014 -
A century ago, the First World War exacted a heavy toll. The British Indian Army recruited about 1.5 million soldiers, with perhaps a million serving as combatants.
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OF ASTEROIDS AND GLACIERS
June 2014 -
A glacier has been named after Penn State geophysicist Sridhar Anandakrishnan, and an asteroid after Amar Sharma, a 29-year-old amateur astronomer from India.
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BOOK MATTERS
June 2014 -
An Emory University study suggests that reading fiction can enhance the neural connectivity in your brain. So here are a wide variety of new novels--from tsunamis to Wall Street.
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Beyond the Election
May 2014 -
Indian citizens aren’t shy about expressing their disappointment and anger over how their nation is doing. A recent PEW survey can act as a gauge of the Indian voter’s ugly mood.
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ALL ABOUT CHAI
May 2014 -
Oprah Winfrey got hooked on chai in India. With Atlanta-based Teavana and Starbucks, her own version of chai (Teavana Oprah Chai Tea) is donating towards education for girls.
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ENSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT
May 2014 -
To address youth unemployment, Shaila Ittycheria and Kane Sarhan founded the nonprofit Enstitute. Its full-time, paid apprenticeships reduce the cost of education.
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POET WINS PULITZER PRIZE
May 2014 -
Vijay Seshadri, the first Asian to win the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, is not a typical Indian-American. Seshadri is the fifth Indian-American recipient of the Pulitzer
Prize.
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CHAMPIONS OF ENVIRONMENT
May 2014 -
Working for the environment, Rajendra Singh of South Carolina promotes solar power usage, and Priyanka Bakaya of Utah converts discarded plastic into oil and diesel.
