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been chosen as an International Fellow of the Engineering Academy of Japan,
a distinction that I hold in high regard. This recognition reflects the longstand-
ing relationships I’ve cultivated with several esteemed Japanese universities
and industries throughout my career,” said Rajashekara, the director of the
University of Houston’s power programme PEMSEC (Power Electronics, Mi-
crogrids and Subsea Electrical Systems Centre).
According to the academy, Rajashekara’s election as an international fel-
low specifically honors his “outstanding scientific research and scientific-tech-
nical developments in the field of energy which promote greater efficiency
and environmental security for energy sources on the Earth in the interests
of all mankind”.
For over three decades Rajashekara has worked with Japanese students,
engineers and the faculty of several Japanese universities.

SHAYOK MISHA CHOWDHURY
Misha Chowdhury is an Obie Award-winning writer and director. His
Writer wins Prestigious Whiting playwriting debut, Public Obscenities (Soho Rep, NAATCO, Woolly Mam-
moth, Theatre for a New Audience) was a New York Times Critic’s Pick and
Award in Drama named in The New Yorker’s Best Theatre of 2023. Misha is the recipient of a
Princess Grace Award, the Mark O’Donnell Prize, a Jonathan Larson Grant,
and the Relentless Award for his musical How the White Girl Got Her Spots
n alumni of Columbia School of Arts, Shayok Misha Chowdhury has and Other 90s Trivia. Other favorite projects include MukhAgni, a perfor-
received the Whiting Award in the category of drama. He joins a select
Agroup of ten emerging writers recognized in the fields of fiction, nonfic- mance memoir, and Englandbashi, a short experimental film. A Sundance,
Fulbright, and Kundiman Fellow, Misha’s poetry has been published in The
tion, poetry, and drama. Each recipient receives an award of $50,000 based on
early accomplishment and the promise of great work to come. Cincinnati Review, TriQuarterly, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Asian American
Literary Review, and elsewhere.
“Shayok Misha Chowdhury writes with ruthless splendor and inventive-
The Whiting Foundation provides support for writers, editors, educators,
ness about the borders of language, sexuality, the public self and the hidden and the librarians and archivists who preserve our shared cultural heritage.
life,” the selection committee said. “He is a conjuror who manages to create
highly theatrical work out of quotidian reality with a lightness of touch rarely
seen on our stages. His debut play, written in Bangla and English, glows with To read more about Indian diaspora and Global Indians, log on to and follow
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