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Writers compile a book on historic
election of Kamala harris
‘Kamala Harris and the Rise of Indian Americans’ is written by
an influential group of decision makers
rican American life.
Our Bureau Indian Americans now num-
New York ber more than four million with
1.8 million as eligible voters.
group of influential Indi- Former Indian Ambassador to
an-Americans, scholars, the US Arun K Singh writes that
A diplomats and entrepre- as America’s relationship with
neurs have come together to India strengthens, there will be
write an anthology to document greater welcome in the US for
the historic election of Kamala Indian students and H1B work-
Harris as the Vice President of ers. Growing numbers of the
the United States and the rise of Indian-origin community in the
the small but powerful Indian US would incentivize US elect-
diaspora in this country, accord- ed representatives to be sensi-
ing to a report in PTI. tive also to India’s concerns.
“The story of Vice President Senior Congress leader and
Kamala Harris ascending to MP Shashi Tharoor writes that
the Vice Presidency is one of the members of the Great In-
public service, and of struggle, dian Diaspora are increasingly
hard work and the diaspora’s seizing every opportunity to ex-
potential to succeed. She em- ercise influence on India’s be-
bodies the promise that so many ty’s coming of age in the US. half, contribute to India’s devel-
first- and second-generation In- “This anthology is maybe the opment and profit from India’s
dian Americans are aspiring to first of its kind, and much needed growth.” Kamala Harris’s vic-
— whether in public service or in terms of highlighting our dias- tory has made it impossible for
an increasing array of different pora’s history in the US and its the world’s largest democracy
fields — as this book attests to,” progress. In addition to it being to be ignored by the leaders of
eminent Indian-American ven- a great addition to high school the oldest,” he said, as per the
ture capitalist M R Rangaswami or university curricula, I hope news agency.
told the news agency. our children and their children Retired Indian diplomat T
One of the authors of the an- will read it so that they are in- P Sreenivasan observes that it
thology, ‘Kamala Harris and the spired to serve in whichever field will be important for both coun-
Rise of Indian Americans’, Ran- or arena they feel compelled,” tries if the Indian community
gaswami said that the story of Rangaswami said in response to remains active in promoting bi-
the Indian diaspora coming into a question from the news agency. lateral relations.
their own is truly awe-inspiring. Harris, 56, is the first woman, Among other authors of the
He is also the founder of Indias- the first Black American, and book is former India Abroad ed-
pora, which played an advisory the first South Asian American itor Aziz Haniffa, Chancellor of
role in this anthology. incredible to behold,” he said, as to be elected Vice President. UC San Diego Pradeep K Kho-
“We have grown from a com- Harris was born to two im- sla, chairman of Pratham USA
munity that largely had numbers quoted by the news agency. migrant parents: a Black father Deepak Raj, Chief Strategy Of-
in a few professions to one that Compiled and edited by vet- and an Indian mother. Her fa- ficer for the Battered Women’s
now has both breadth and depth, eran Indian editor Tarun Basu, ther, Donald Harris, was from Justice Project Sujata Warrier,
the anthology explores the sto-
with influence in several differ- ry behind these advancements Jamaica, and her mother, Shy- Co-Founder of Manavi Shamita
ent areas. From academia to tech, through 16 essays. Scholars, amala Gopalan, a cancer re- Das Dasgupta, Chief Operating
from business to medicine, from diplomats, entrepreneurs, and searcher and civil rights activist Officer of Global Press Lax-
hospitality to government, we from Chennai. After her par- mi Parthasarathy, scholar and
are actively shaping industries others detail their own paths to ents divorced, Harris was raised professor Maina Chawla Singh,
in the US and globally, and our success and perspectives on di- primarily by her mother. Harris and veteran journalists Mayank
rise to political power, especially asporic progress. These stories grew up embracing her Indian Chhaya, Arun Kumar and Su-
culminate in a larger narrative of
within this last decade, has been the Indian-American communi- culture but living a proudly Af- man Guha Majumder.
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