Balakrishna Vithaldas Doshi, who was the first Indian to bag the Pritzker Prize, considered architecture’s highest honor, has passed away leaving behind an irreplaceable void in the architecture industry.
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Rajesh Subramaniam, President and CEO FedEx, among 13 to receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
Rajesh Subramaniam, president and CEO of FedEx, has been selected with 12 other exceptional business, civic and cultural leaders from across North America for the 2023 2023 Horatio Alger Award. Horatio Alger Association has chosen these 13 “outstanding individuals”, each of whom has overcome adversity to achieve professional and personal success, for its Member Class of 2023.
Indian-American named second-in-command at US CDC
Indian-American doctor Nirav D. Shah, who played a pivotal role during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been appointed Principal Deputy Director at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC).
Indian American PhD student bags ATMA, Bureau of Reclamation Fellowship for water treatment research
An Indian American doctoral student of the University of Michigan, Harsh Patel, has been chosen for the fellowship for Membrane Technology to investigate reducing the cost, energy usage, and environmental impacts of water treatment and desalination.
State Farm hires India’s HCLTech to modernize IT operations
Leading auto, home and commercial insurance provider in the US, State Farm, has hired India’s HCLTech, a leading global technology company, for the modernization of its IT service desk and infrastructure operations.
INTERVIEW: Anita Manwani, first woman to serve as TiE Silicon Valley president
Anita Manwani is no stranger to national and international recognition. A seasoned corporate executive and entrepreneur, Manwani was one of 80 Americans selected as a ‘Technology All Star’ for the National Women of Color Conference for her executive leadership in technology in 2002. She also received the YWCA TWIN award for executive leadership and impact in 2003 and was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Silicon Valley in 2011.
California City of Lodi gets its First Sikh Mayor
Mikey Hothi has been unanimously elected as the 117th mayor of Lodi city in northern California, becoming the first Sikh to hold the position in the city’s history.
Prof K Nayar of Columbia University Wins Okawa Prize
Indian American Computer Scientist K Nayar, a professor at Columbia University, has been honored for his pioneering research in imaging.
Indian-American lawyer named Immigrant Rights Commissioner
Chandigarh-born lawyer Kudrat Dutta Chaudhary has become the first immigrant of Indian origin to take oath as Commissioner to the Immigrant Rights Commission for the city and county of San Francisco.
How Umesh Sachdev wants to transform the AI business with Uniphore
Ritu Jha- Umesh Sachdev is a self-confessed serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Uniphore, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company focused on conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and automation across the enterprise. Sparked by his vision to use technology to help bridge the gap between the human voice and modern machines, Uniphore has morphed into a […]