Arushi Kapoor:

US Art Advisor Connecting Collectors with Museum-Grade Art

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Sravana Borkataky-Varma:

University of Houston Professor Exploring South Asian Traditions

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Rasika Shekar:

Indian-Origin Flautist and Singer Bridging East and West

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Sheena Chohan:

Pan-India Actor with U.S. Presidential Honour

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Gurdeep Kaur Chawla:

Interpreting for Presidents, Prime Ministers and Global Leaders

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Arushi Kapoor:

US Art Advisor Connecting Collectors with Museum-Grade Art

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Sravana Borkataky-Varma:

University of Houston Professor Exploring South Asian Traditions

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Rasika Shekar:

Indian-Origin Flautist and Singer Bridging East and West

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Sheena Chohan:

Pan-India Actor with U.S. Presidential Honour

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Gurdeep Kaur Chawla:

Interpreting for Presidents, Prime Ministers and Global Leaders

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How Going Abroad Can Transform Your Life |

TEDxISH | Xavier Augustin, CEO, Y-Axis

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Global Indian, A hero’s journey

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GLOBAL INDIAN | COVER STORIES

Stories that are researched and written by our editorial team

Conservationist, Cover Story Written by: Bindu Gopal Rao

Durgesh (DK) Singh: The naturalist creating responsible wildlife tourism at Kanha’s Outpost 12

Cover Story, Social Entrepreneur Written by: Vikram Sharma

Dr Sunita Gandhi: The Cambridge-trained physicist and former World Bank economist accelerating learning

Cover Story, Indian Origin Compiled by: Amrita Priya

Anil Menon: Indian-origin NASA astronaut begins his first mission to the International Space Station

Cover Story, Indian Sportsperson Written by: Vikram Sharma

Sehaj Singh Virk: From Asian Games rider to leading India’s rise in international show jumping

Cover Story, Indian Origin Written by: Bindu Gopal Rao

Devina Kaur: From Assam to Canada’s Top 25 Immigrants, transforming mental wellness

Cover Story, Indian academic Compiled by: Amrita Priya

Mahzarin Banaji: Harvard psychologist behind widely used Implicit Association Test, now among America’s Great Immigrants

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GLOBAL INDIAN YOUTH | COVER STORIES

Stories that are researched and written by our editorial team

Compiled by : Amrita Priya

Meet Tushar Kumar: The UK’s youngest Indian-origin mayor at 23

Written by : Deepa Natarajan Lobo

India’s youngest Ironwoman: 20-year-old Renee Noronha’s journey towards the top

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Saksham Sharma: Indo-Australian entertainer who went from barely speaking English to Hollywood, and spellbinding audiences with magic

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GLOBAL INDIAN | CAMPUS LIFE

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GLOBAL INDIAN | WORK LIFE

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GLOBAL INDIAN | CUISINE

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Global Indian | ZIP CODE

Redwood City, California Contributed by Eisha Yadav

Having grown up in California's Redwood City, Eisha offers her perspective on the place she has always called home.

São Paulo, Brazil Contributed by Sudheer Pant

Ten years ago, Sudheer left Noida with a newly issued passport, and a software engineering job offer. A decade later Noida still feels home but São Paulo shaped the version of his that came afterward.

Broken Hill, Australia Contributed by Debasis Pradhan

A mining engineer from Bhubaneswar arrives in Broken Hill, Australia's remote Silver City on a two-year contract and ends up renewing it.

Dubai, UAE Contributed by Gagandeep Singh

Gagandeep Singh’s move to Dubai meant leaving behind family and familiarity to rebuild a sense of belonging. The city eased this transition with warmth and acceptance.

Hebei Province, China Contributed by Darshana Dewashi

One of the greatest blessings of living in Heibei Province for Darshana is being just 10 kilometers from a hill that fulfills both her dream of living in China and her childhood love for mountains.

Erlangen, Germany Contributed by Laxmi

An Indian nurse from rural Karnataka shares how she is learning to belong to a German town that feels very different from home.

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Global Indians | Giving Back

Ideas, initiatives and projects that are making a difference

Ram Shriram Google Investor And Indian American Philanthropist

Ram Shriram: One of Google’s earliest investors who set a new standard for Indian-American philanthropy

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Sridar Iyengar: Making experiential education accessible through 360Plus Foundation

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Anil Kochar | Indian-American Businessman and Philanthropist

Philanthropist Anil Kochhar surprises 176 graduates by paying off their student loans

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Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia: A UK-based entrepreneur leading cross-border philanthropy

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Jivrajka family’s $2M gift to UCLA targets South Asian heart risk

Amid West Asia flight disruptions, Dubai businessman Dr Dhiraj Jain offers shelter to stranded travellers

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Global Indian | Startups & Entrepreneurs

How personal loss led Ria Rustagi to build a neurotech company with global ambitions

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Dinika Bhatia: Modernising a six-generation legacy with Nutty Gritties

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Laksheeta Govil | Founder of Fizzy Goblet

How Laksheeta Govil elevated Fizzy Goblet from a homegrown startup to global markets

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Vaniitha Jaiin: From corporate corridors to bringing the forest into a bottle with Vanaha Gin

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Savita_Reddy_Cofounder Travel Trunk Global

From exploring 52 countries to curating 120 personalised trips a year: Meet Savita Reddy of Travel Trunk Global

Planting the future: How Minal Srinivasan is shaping sustainable infrastructure in India

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Global Indian | Culture

Nandita Chakraborty_Indian-Australian Filmmaker

Nandita Chakraborty: Indo-Australian filmmaker bringing migration, memory and food to ‘Shared Table’

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DJ Kiara: Making cricket fans groove from IPL to the ICC World Cup

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Rasika Shekar: Indian-origin flautist, singer and composer bridging cultures through music

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Sheena Chohan: From OTT to Hollywood, a pan-India actor with a U.S. Presidential honour

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Raised in the UK, anchored in India: Award-winning Kathak artist Aakash Odedra in motion

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Indian-Origin Filmmaker Alexandre Singh Wins Oscar for “Two People Exchanging Saliva” in Live-Action Short Film Category

Alexandre Singh: From a Punjabi immigrant’s legacy to a 2026 Oscar win

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Global Indian | World in Numbers

Statistically speaking

₹39,000 Crore

The value of India’s defence exports in 2026, which skyrocketed from mere ₹686 crore in 2014, according to the Defence Minister of India.

99 Percent

Of India's exports to the UK now enjoy duty-free, zero-tariff access under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which came into effect on July 15, 2026, boosting manufacturing and labour-intensive industries.

18 Key Agreements

Spanning defense, energy, critical minerals, cybersecurity, education, technology, and cultural heritage have been signed between India and Australia following PM Modi's recent visit to the country.

10 Trillion Yen

India's investment target from Japan over the next decade, with plans to double the number of Japanese companies operating in India, according to roadmap set by PM Modi.

$48 Billion

The amount that the American multinational technology and retail company Amazon has announced to invest in India by 2030 to expand and support AI and cloud infrastructure in the country.

7300 Indian Professionals

Have returned to India from the US so far in 2026, according to data from the staffing firm Xpheno. The number of returnee professionals was 1500 in 2025 and 731 in 2024.

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Global Indian | Did You Know?

Fun facts about India and Global Indians

IIT-Bombay is set to establish its first overseas sub-campus in the US through a partnership with the State University of New York (SUNY) at Old Westbury, with the first certificate courses expected to launch in 2027.

Indian-origin US astronaut Anil Menon has embarked on his first space mission to the International Space Station. Joining two Russian cosmonauts, he will spend eight months conducting scientific research, and testing medical technologies.

PM Modi has been conferred the ‘Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia’ medal of honour. The award is the highest civilian honour of the Republic of Indonesia.

Tokyo-based Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) has acquired a significant stake in India's Yes Bank. The deal valued at ₹13,482 crore (approximately $1.6 billion), represents the largest cross-border investment in an Indian private bank.

The US Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. In a divided ruling by Chief Justice John Roberts, it reaffirmed that anyone born on US soil is a US citizen.

Former Australian PM Scott Morrison has been hired by Indian visa processing company BLS International as the Liberal party he once led pushes to clamp down on Australia’s immigration levels.

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Global Indian | Quotes

Donald Trump U.S. President

All my life I’ve watched India. They just kept changing, changing, changing. Modi has been very solid. And he does it through, like, there’s a great calmness, and yet he’s not a calm person. He’s a very tough guy. I know him well

Anand Mahindra Chairman of Mahindra Group

India is a country where centuries coexist simultaneously. We are moving towards the future, but we hold onto our past.

Sergio Gor United States Ambassador to India

US Mission in India outpaced its European counterparts by facilitating a massive $20.5 billion in brand-new investments back into America in 2026 alone.

Zohran Mamdani American politician

Patriotism has never been about pretending our nation is without flaws. Patriotism is every act of righteous dissent, it is every march led under the heavy sun, it is every protest held a decade before its time.

Andy Jassy Amazon CEO

We are inspired by Prime Minister Modi’s vision of a Viksit and Atmanirbhar Bharat, we are committed to being a long-term partner in India’s growth story.

Shashank Shah Senior Specialist, Viksit Bharat Perspective Planning & Visioning, NITI Aayog

Today India is the world’s largest higher education ecosystem in terms of number of institutions (62,000+). The country produces the second largest number of STEM graduates in the world.

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