IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DESI WORLD
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June 2015 -
A QUIZ FOR JUNE / MUSEUMS CELEBRATE INDIAN DIASPORA / “NOBEL” FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS / BOOK MATTERS FOR SUMMER / RECAPTURING CINEMA’S LOST GLORY
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March 2015 -
YOGA GAINS HIGHER PROFILE / TACKLING RAPE HEROICALLY / INDIAN-AMERICANS BAG GRAMMYS / THE DECCAN LINK TO DINOSAURS / SCALING SEVEN PEAKS ON SEVEN CONTINENTS / INDIAN NONFICTION BOOM
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February 2015 -
Richard Verma, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Arun Majumdar / Radhika Nagpal's robots / OCI and PIO cards / migrants / groceries delivered / sculptor Anish Kapoor / Murty Classical Library / StoryTruck
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December 2014 -
As another year winds down, we pause, relax, and reflect—and remember. Khabar offers a selected roundup of Indians—from here and from India—and some Indophiles—who died in the 11 months of 2014, excluding December.
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October 2014 -
The Lemelson-MIT prize, worth $500,000, America’s most generous award for inventors, went to an Indian-American for the first time: Sangeeta Bhatia, a professor of biomedical engineering.
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October 2014 -
Princeton-based Manjul Bhargava became the first Indian-American winner of the Fields Medal, which along with the Abel Prize is the world’s top award in mathematics, known as the "Nobel of math."
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October 2014 -
Walkers and joggers can order a pair of smart shoes from India. Called Lechal (translation: take me along) and described as the world’s first haptic footwear, the shoes do more than walk.
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October 2014 -
India’s first Pro Kabaddi League tournament, featuring eight teams that included four Korean and other foreign players, was a success, with only the Indian Premier League drawing more viewers.
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October 2014 -
Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, winner of this year’s $250,000 World Food Prize, is a citizen of Mexico, not India or the U.S.--but he was born in India. He went to Australia for his Ph.D.
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October 2014 -
India accounts for four of the top 10 source cities among foreign students pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in the U.S. More interesting education facts here.
