Indian Americans

Ven Parameswaran Bereaved; pays Tribute to his Dear Departed Sister

Jan 21, 2022 - 8:06 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Mr. Ven Parameswaran, a former Indian diplomat with the United Nations and a regular contributor to The Indian Panorama lost his younger sister Bhagyalakshmi on January 16, 2022. She was 90. The staff at The […]

Indian American Republican politician Rik Mehta to challenge Frank Pallone in New Jersey

Jan 16, 2022 - 6:55 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW JERSEY (TIP): Indian American Republican politician Rik Mehta, who made an unsuccessful bid for US Senate against Democrat Cory Booker in 2020, now plans to challenge Democrat incumbent Frank Pallone in New Jersey’s 6th […]

Indian American entrepreneur Pooja Ika’s eternalHealth raises $10 million

Jan 16, 2022 - 6:52 am EST @theindpanorama 1

BOSTON (TIP): eternalHealth, a Medicare Advantage health plan, founded and run by Indian American entrepreneur Pooja Ika, has raised another $10 million in Series A funding to build a sustainable business doing things the right […]

Indian American entrepreneur Cherian Thomas owned Octopus Interactive acquired by T‑Mobile

Jan 16, 2022 - 6:50 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Parminder S Aujla SACRAMENTO (TIP):Octopus Interactive, the largest national network of interactive video screens inside Uber and Lyft vehicles, co-founded and run by Indian American entrepreneur Cherian Thomas has been acquired by T-Mobile. This move […]

American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) organizes “Aerospace symposium for Everyone” on Jan 15

Jan 16, 2022 - 6:48 am EST @theindpanorama 3

WASHINGTON (TIP): Fasten your seatbelts for a high-speed flight into the future at an “Aerospace symposium for Everyone”, being organized by the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) on Jan 15. To be […]

British Indian author reinvents Princess Sophia Duleep Singh as a role model for children

Jan 16, 2022 - 6:46 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Nirpal S Shergill LONDON (TIP): Princess Sophia Duleep Singh deserves more attention as a role model for young girls in Britain, says British Indian author Suifya Ahmed about her new children’s book on the granddaughter […]

Mountaineer Major HPS Ahluwalia dies at 85

Jan 16, 2022 - 5:31 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI/NEW YORK (TIP): Indian mountaineer and Padma Shri Awardee Major HPS Ahluwalia has died at the age of 85. The Indian Spinal Injuries Centre founder breathed his last on Friday, January 14, 2022, according […]

International Indian Icon (3iii) A global platform for Indian talent across the globe

Jan 16, 2022 - 4:59 am EST @theindpanorama 1

CHICAGO, IL (TIP): The Grand Finale of 3iii (Three Eye) 2021 International Indian Icon (3iii) Season-V resulted in successful completion of 1st Phase of 5 seasons. The awards ceremony of the Grand Finale was hosted […]

New Jersey Police arrests Mohamed Hassanain in hate crime against Sikh taxi driver; Sikh Coalition thanks police for swift action

Jan 16, 2022 - 4:51 am EST @theindpanorama 1

TRENTON, NJ (TIP): The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department has arrested one Mohamed Hassanain in the hate crime case where he had assaulted an Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver at John […]

AAPI Organizes Cervical Cancer Vaccine Camp in Hyderabad

Jan 16, 2022 - 4:49 am EST @theindpanorama 2

HYDERABAD/CHICAGO (TIP): “We at AAPI, in keeping with our efforts and initiatives to educate, create awareness and provide support on disease prevention, I am pleased to announce that API organized a Cervical Cancer Vaccine Camp […]

Portrait of an Artist

Jan 10, 2022 - 6:57 am EST @theindpanorama 3

Krish Sengupta is all set for his solo art exhibition in New York City in January 2022. The artist’s work can be seen at On The Fringe, aka 72 Warren at Tribeca from January 13th […]

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Jan 8, 2022 - 8:35 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated annually on 9 January to mark the contribution of the non-residential Indian community towards the development of the country. According the Ministry of External Affairs, 9 January was chosen […]

“If above 60, see your ophthalmologist at least once a year”: Dr. VK Raju

Jan 8, 2022 - 8:22 am EST @theindpanorama 1

HYDERABAD/NEW YORK (TIP): Eminent ophthalmologist and President of Eye Foundation of America spoke on cataract surgery at the AAPI Global Health Summit held in Hyderabad from January 5 to 7, 2022. “Cataract surgery was first […]

Indian origin gupta-brothers Atul Ajay and Rakesh

Indian origin Gupta brothers, Zuma misused public money, says report

Jan 7, 2022 - 4:28 am EST @theindpanorama 2

JOHANNESBURG (TIP): The first report of the much-awaited South African Commission of Inquiry into State Capture has confirmed the influence that former President Jacob Zuma had in supporting the now-defunct newspaper The New Age (TNA) […]

Indian American Pavan Parikh to succeed Aftab Pureval in Hamilton County

Jan 7, 2022 - 4:26 am EST @theindpanorama 1

HAMILTON COUNTY, CINCINNATI (TIP): With Aftab Pureval set to become Cincinnati’s first Indian American mayor on Tuesday, January 4, Pavan Parikh, another attorney of Indian descent has been chosen to succeed him as Hamilton County […]

Indian American Jeremy Cooney to run for upstate New York senate again

Jan 7, 2022 - 4:22 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Jeremy Cooney, who made history in 2020 as the first Asian American elected to state senate from upstate New York, says he is going to run for a second term. […]

First Indian American woman elected to municipal office in South Carolina

Jan 7, 2022 - 4:20 am EST @theindpanorama 0

COLUMBIA CITY, SC (TIP): Dr Aditi Srivastava Bussells, a first-generation Indian American immigrant, made history Tuesday as she was sworn in as a Columbia City Council member in South Carolina. Bussells, who won the 7-member […]

Four more Indian Americans nominated to key posts

Jan 7, 2022 - 3:09 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Indian Americans in Biden administration number around 50 now WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden has nominated four more Indian Americans for key posts, pushing the number of people of Indian descent working in Biden-Harris […]

Indian-Origin people who scaled new heights globally in 2021

Jan 2, 2022 - 8:15 am EST @theindpanorama 1

As 2021 comes to an end, the world has been abuzz with new developments in Covid-19 pandemic or anything related to it, but there were Indian-origin techies, actors and entrepreneurs who made a lasting impact […]

Indian-origin Former joint Punjab bureaucrat Jivat Thadani dies in US

Dec 30, 2021 - 1:50 am EST @theindpanorama 1

VERMONT (TIP): A former bureaucrat, Jivat Thadani, who served in joint Punjab between 1950 and 1965, breathed his last at his home in Vermont, US, on December 23. He was 94. An illustrious personality, Thadani […]

Indian American teens Arjit and Akshata Reddy remembered

Dec 30, 2021 - 1:48 am EST @theindpanorama 1

LOS ANGELES (TIP): Akshata “Lucky” Chettupalli, 16, and her brother 14-year-old Arjit were traveling home from Chatsworth, a Los Angeles suburb, with their parents late at night on Dec 18 when the family’s SUV was […]

Indian American multimillionaire Shri Thanedar to run for US Congress

Dec 30, 2021 - 1:46 am EST @theindpanorama 1

DETROIT(TIP): Shri Thanedar, a multimillionaire Indian-American entrepreneur, author, and politician, who currently represents the 3rd district in the Michigan House, plans to run for US congressional seat held by fellow Democrat Rashida Tlaib. Thanedar, who […]