Shweta Chooramani and Meenakshi Mahajan

Shweta Chooramani is the Executive Director of American Friends of HelpAge India. Her work supports public health and senior related causes. Shweta holds a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA. Meenakshi Mahajan is the Deputy Director of India Philanthropy Alliance and Director of its flagship program India Giving Day which seeks to mobilize American and diaspora philanthropy for trustworthy Indian charities.

Opinion

Who Gets Seen? Aging, Giving, and the Causes We Overlook

For many Indian diaspora members in the U.S., giving back to India has often been to causes such as healthcare, education, children and youth. These are worthy priorities, reinforced by…

By Shweta Chooramani and Meenakshi Mahajan · November 7, 2026 · 4 minutes read

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