I was first introduced to Sujata Assomul through Nonita Kalra, Chief Creative Officer at the Times of India, and the introduction felt particularly special because Sujata was someone I had …
Exclusives
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Exclusive: USB Inventor Ajay Bhatt Urges India to Harness Diaspora Expertise
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 10 minutes readSeattle, Washington: Padma Shri awardee Ajay Bhatt, an Indian-American computer architect, who is widely credited with inventing Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology, has urged India to draw on the expertise of …
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Rosemin Opgenhaffen on Reinventing Beauty for Women Over 40
by Rishini Weeraratne 21 minutes readI was first introduced to Rosemin Opgenhaffen, founder of Rosemin Beauty, by Farzana Baduel, CEO of Curzon PR, at a Diwali dinner hosted by Sheena Bhattessa, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Citizen Femme, at Jamavar …
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Exclusive: UWA Vice Chancellor Amit Chakma on Building an ‘Indian University With Australian Characteristics’
by Pooja Bhardwaj 3 minutes readSpeaking exclusively with South Asian Herald at the UWA Soirée in Mumbai on September 17, 2026, University of Western Australia Vice Chancellor Prof. Amit Chakma outlined a long-term vision for UWA India …
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Exclusive: Microsoft’s Girish Bablani Sees AI as a ‘Huge Accelerator’ for India’s 2047 Vision
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readPresident of Microsoft Azure Core, Girish Bablani has said India’s large and diverse population is one of its greatest strengths in developing and deploying technology. With more than a billion …
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Exclusive: Lakshmi Puri Relaunches ‘Swallowing the Sun’ at JLF Seattle 2026
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readAmbassador Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri relaunched the international edition of her novel, “Swallowing the Sun,” during the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) Seattle 2026, held September 17-20, at the Seattle Public Library, …
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Exclusive: Microsoft Executive Says India Has Potential to Lead Agricultural AI Applications
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readSeattle, Washington: Microsoft’s Vice President of Frontier Tuning and Chief Technology Officer for Agri-Food, Ranveer Chandra, said India has the potential to become a global leader in agricultural Artificial Intelligence (AI) …
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Exclusive: Taraknath Woddi Calls India-US Tech Partnership an Enduring Alliance
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 6 minutes readSeattle, Washington: Taraknath Woddi, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Anicca Data Science Solutions, has described technology cooperation between India and the United States as a permanent “Indian marriage” driven by …
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Exclusive: Chef Manisha Bhasin on Culinary Diplomacy and America’s Evolving Palate
by Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald 4 minutes readIn this exclusive conversation with South Asian Herald, Corporate Executive Chef at ITC Hotels Manisha Bhasin reflects on culinary diplomacy, diversification of the American palate and strengthening Indo-US cultural ties. Chef …
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Exclusive: Anita Horam on Entrepreneurship and Taking Local Stories Global
by Rishini Weeraratne 12 minutes readI first met Anita Horam through Nonita Kalra, the former Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s Bazaar India, during an intimate gathering at Nonita’s home in Belgravia over summer cocktails. As conversations drifted …