Urmi Samadar, a Wharton MBA and a Director at MIT’s Sloan School, to Display Her Dance Forms at New England Choice Awards On Friday
WALTHAM, MA— Urmi Samadar has an MBA form Wharton School and currently serves as director of Action Learning or experiential-learning at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Concurrent with her professional career, her passion is dance. On Friday, Oct. 26, Ms. Samadar and her team will present a dance program at
Harvard University Physics Head and Dirac Medal Recipient Subir Sachdev on Chai with Manju
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Quantum entanglement and particle wavefunction may sound too complicated for most people, but for Subir Sachdev, the Herchel Smith Professor of Physics and Chair of the Department of Physics at Harvard University, it is a fascinating subject. His research describes the connection between physical properties of modern quantum materials
Annette Philip: Women of the World and the Artist of the Year
BOSTON– Annette Philip holds many titles: Faculty Member at Berklee College of Music, Artistic Director of Berklee India Exchange, Creative Director and Core Vocalist of Women of the World and INDIA New England News Woman of the Year 2016. Moreover, she is a versatile Indian vocalist, composer/arranger, voice-over artist, pianist,
Miriam George: A Passion to Protect Civil Rights
NEWTON, MA—Miriam George, a student of political science and Hispanic studies and now a student of law at University of Chicago School of Law, hopes to work as an attorney in the field of civil rights law in the future. On Oct. 26, Ms. George will be honored with Youth
Dr. Sanjiv Chopra: The Healthcare Educator, Author and the Happiness Guru
WESTON, MA—Dr. Sanjiv Chopra, MD, a professor of medicine and a Marshall Wolf Master Clinician Educator at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is one of the nation’s premier healthcare educators and also a happiness guru. “The happiest people have four things in common: (1) Cadre of good friends, (2) Ability to
Meet Dharmesh Shah: Co-Founder of HubSpot, America’s Happiest Company
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Dharmesh Shah not only creates innovative companies, but also the happiest one. HubSpot, Inc., which Mr. Shah co-founded in 2006 and serves as its CTO, this month was ranked #1 on the list of Comparably’s Happiest Employees, meaning HubSpot’s employees are among the happiest workers in the country. HubSpot
Samir Desai on Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy and The Desai Foundation on Chai With Manju
BURLINGTON, MA—When Indian Americans had just started to emerge on the technology scene in the United States, Samir Desai was on its forefront. “I never had a chance to fail. My grandfather would not allow me to fail,” says Mr. Desai in an exclusive interview on Chai With Manju. In
SETU: Building a Stronger Community and a Better World Through Theater
BELMONT, MA—Stage Ensemble Theater Unit, known as SETU (Setu means bridge in many Indian languages) is building a community stronger and a world better in its own way. Its sole mission is to build bridges between Indian and Western cultures through the medium of theater. Founded in 2003 by Subrata
Vasant Jinwala: From First Indian Grocery Store in Boston to Serving Shishu Bharati for 40 Years
LEXINGTON, MA—Meet Vasant Jinwala, the co-owner of the first Indian grocery store in Boston: India Tea & Spices. Moreover, he has been an early supporter of Shishu Bharati, serving the non-profit organization for about 40 years as director, secretary and now it’s current treasurer. On Oct. 26, Mr. Jinwala will
Nilanjana Bhowmik, Head of Boston’s Latest Woman-Led VC Firm and the Second Largest TiE Chapter in the World on Chai With Manju
BOSTON—By her own admission, she says she belongs to India’s “brain drain” generation. She was born in India and came to the United States in 1991. Today, Nilanjana Bhowmik heads Boston’s latest woman-lend venture capital firm: Converge. She was elected president of TiE Boston this year, and became the first
