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Briefs/ American Cricket Gains Momentum/ When Four is An Unlucky Number/ Book Matters

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY Annet Mahendru, born in Kabul to an Indian father and a Russian mother, learned six languages when she was...
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Briefs/ Religious Attitudes in India/ Indian Role in First World War/ Book Matters

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY Sirisha Bandla, a research operations and government affairs VP at Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, became the third Indian-American to...
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Briefs/ Laddoos and World Heritage Sites/ Test Cricket for Men and Women/ Book Matters

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY Megha Rajagopalan, a journalist with BuzzFeed News, shared a 2021 Pulitzer Prize with two colleagues, Alison Killing and Christo...
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Briefs / Indian, American- and Asian/ Remembering Satyajit Ray/ Book Matters

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY Gaurav Sant, who teaches civil and environmental engineering at UCLA, headed the first university team to win the top...
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Briefs / Indian Influence: Cairo and Cotswold/ The Saga of India’s Chinese Residents/ Book Matters

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY Archana Podury is one of the 30 Soros Fellows this year. Chosen from 2445 applicants, they are either immigrants...
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Briefs / Hate Crimes Against Asians Rise / Diverse NASA Team Reaches for Mars / Book Matters

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY Maju Varghese has been appointed as deputy assistant to President Biden and director of the White House Military Office. His...
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BRIEFS / SOLVING A HIMALAYAN MYSTERY / TACKLING PLASTIC IN SOUTH ASIA / BOOK MATTERS

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY Swati Mohan of NASA was the guidance, navigation, and controls operation lead of the Mars 2020 mission. “Touchdown confirmed,”...
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BRIEFS / DESIS IN BIDEN ADMINISTRATION / REMEMBERING THE SECOND PARTITION / BOOK MATTERS

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY Rishabh Pant scored 89 runs (off 138 balls; not out) in the thrilling final innings of the Brisbane Test...
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BRIEFS / ON THE COVID-19 VACCINE TRAIL / A POST-PANDEMIC TOURIST DESTINATION / BOOK MATTERS

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY Gitanjali Rao, 15, made history when she beat four other finalists, picked from a pool of over 5000 Americans...
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IN MEMORIAM 2020

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    It’s that time again. As another year winds down, the holidays allow us to hit pause so that we can relax and reflect. And remember....
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