Our lives are driven by stories. Stories inspire, teach, clarify, and mobilize. I have always strongly believed that narratives have the power to create lasting change. Over the years I have met many inspiring girls from some of the… Read more

By the early 2000s, despite having achieved tremendous success in the world of business and global finance, I found myself haunted by the existential worries that loom over us all. I wondered “What makes me happy?” “What is success?” “What… Read more

VIENNA, AUSTRIA ⁠— The canvas of Indian culture is enormous with myriad hues and vibrancy. In the last few decades, Europeans have developed a keen interest in learning and experiencing the rich cultural diversity of India, a country that is… Read more

After a 5-hour car ride from Ranchi airport, crossing a small river on foot and hiking for about 30 minutes, my team and I finally reach Barita didi’s house. She is boiling corn to make corn stalk - the only… Read more

The Indian diaspora in the US  is roughly 1 percent of the US population. The opportunity from these Indian-American givers is tremendous and is expected to grow. In fact, one could argue that never before has this opportunity been so… Read more

My memoir Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares (out Oct 1) covers a lot of ground. It traces my family’s journey from the Partition of India and Pakistan to Queens, New York; from an elite Manhattan private school to the criminal justice… Read more

Just a few days ago, Alamelu from Tamil Nadu was able to raise USD $32,000 in just 24 hours through our platform. The funds raised went towards her son’s stem-cell transplant, who was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called… Read more

We celebrate sports, Bollywood, religion, startups – but do we celebrate science? For most of us, science is a tool during schooltime to get into an engineering or medical college. After that, it is relegated to the sides and forgotten.… Read more

To make ordinary men and women do extraordinary things, is my mission in life. SRIJAN (Self-Reliant Initiatives through Joint Action) that I founded in 1997 became the instrument for me to do so.  Over 750 development professionals were groomed making… Read more

“My people are not the rich and the famous. They are the simple, ordinary folk. They do not hit the headlines, yet my people are people who matter.” — T S Satyan, Reaching Out from his book In Love with… Read more