Woman of the Year
South Asian women in New England have achieved phenomenal success in both the business and social arenas.
INDIA New England News honors 20 outstanding women and one Woman of the Year.
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Jaya Pandey: Helping Autistic and Special Needs Children and Their Families
BURLINGTON, MA—Jaya Pandey grew up in central India, with 3 sisters, her parents and grandparents. She earned a Masters in…
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Dr. Ramya Palacholla: Designing Tumor Response Forecasting Model in Breast Cancer and Treating Military Sexual Trauma
BOSTON–Ramya Palacholla, a physician and one of the Lead Scientists at Partners Healthcare Pivot Labs, works with a multidisciplinary team…
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Monica Grewal: Space and NASA Engineer-Turned Patent Attorney at the Nation’s 40th Largest Law Firm: WilmerHale
BOSTON—Before Monica Grewal became an intellectual property attorney and a principal at WilmerHale, the 40th largest law firm in the…
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Pop Artist Avanti Nagral: Soul of Bombay and Heart of Boston
BOSTON–Avanti Nagral is an international pop artist from the soul of Bombay and the heart of Boston. Her music is…
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Carnatic Music Teacher Tara Anand Opens Up On Chai With Manju, Shows Her Lighter Side
BURLINGTON, MA—Carnatic music teacher Tara Anand, who will receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the 17th Annual Woman of the Year…
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Uma Ramanathan: Designing Hospitals and Creating Future Generations of Healthcare Architects
BOSTON–Uma Ramanathan, AIA, LEED AP, is a principal at Shepley Bulfinch, a Boston based architectural firm where she has been…
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Srividya Kalyanaraman: Reporting on Technology and Entrepreneurship in Boston
BOSTON–At 21, Srividya Kalyanaraman was the first reporter to cover social media and the internet for India’s oldest financial daily,…
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Raksha Soni: From Software Engineer at Siebel Systems and Oracle to Her True Calling for Art
BURLINGTON, MA–If every great dream begins with a dreamer, Raksha Soni is the embodiment of the optimistic visionary who wants…
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Keerthi Sugumaran: Promoting Civil Rights and Serving Undeserved Greater Boston Neighborhoods
BOSTON– Attorney Keerthi Sugumaran champions the cause of legal and political rights and scholarships among South Asian community as the…
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Shefali Agarwal: Creating Medicines That Target Specific Diseases
WALTHAM, MA— Dr. Shefali Agarwal says that there are not enough women at the table and making decisions. She herself,…
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