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“While Nothing Can Bring Our Son Back, We Want to Ensure This Never Happens to Another Student”

VeenaFebruary 9, 2026February 12, 2026

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Family of medical student Vaibhav Duggal files lawsuit against Texas Tech Health Sciences Center BY VEENA RAO* El Paso, Texas, February 9, 2026: The family of Vaibhav Duggal,

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Service Without Boundaries: The Story of Sewa International Atlanta’s Expanding Human Chain

VeenaNovember 14, 2025November 14, 2025

by VeenaNovember 14, 2025November 14, 202501352

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Atlanta, GA, November 14, 2025: Early one Saturday morning in a rented community center in north Fulton County, the murmur of children’s

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The Indian Pioneer Who Found Home in the American South

VeenaNovember 12, 2025November 12, 2025

by VeenaNovember 12, 2025November 12, 202501262

Beaumont, TX, November 12, 2025: More than a century after he first made Beaumont his home, Pandit Mehar Chand — an early Indian immigrant who

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Atlanta Adavu: Building a Community for Bharatanatyam in the Heart of the South

VeenaNovember 7, 2025November 9, 2025

by VeenaNovember 7, 2025November 9, 202512648

BY VEENA RAO When a few dancers began gathering in 2024 to practice adavus—the foundational steps of Bharatanatyam—they had little idea that their weekend sessions

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Padma Shri Dr. Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo: A Lifelong Mission to Heal and Uplift Wayanad’s Tribal Communities

VeenaNovember 6, 2025November 6, 2025

by VeenaNovember 6, 2025November 6, 202502883

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Padma Shri Dr. Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo, Chief Medical Officer of the Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission (SVMM) in Wayanad, Kerala, has dedicated more

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Trapped Between Law and Fear: Immigrants Face Tougher Rules

VeenaOctober 7, 2025October 10, 2025

by VeenaOctober 7, 2025October 10, 202503450

BY VEENA RAO Atlanta, GA, October 7, 2025: Immigration attorneys in Georgia say the system has become harsher, less predictable, and more frightening—not only for undocumented immigrants, but also for

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Sunil Sharma: India’s Lone Challenger at the World’s Toughest Endurance Race

VeenaOctober 7, 2025October 13, 2025

by VeenaOctober 7, 2025October 13, 202502620

NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Atlanta, GA, October 8, 2025: When the world’s best endurance athletes gather this October in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, for the Big

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From Students to Philanthropists: Indian Americans’ $3 Billion Investment in American Universities

VeenaOctober 3, 2025October 3, 2025

by VeenaOctober 3, 2025October 3, 202502256

NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2025: October 2, 2025 | For years, Indiaspora has examined the far-reaching impact of Indian Americans

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22 Years in Prison For a Crime He Did Not Commit: The Nightmare of Sonny Bharadia

VeenaSeptember 15, 2025October 7, 2025

by VeenaSeptember 15, 2025October 7, 202505660

BY VEENA RAO Atlanta, GA, September 15, 2025: It began like any other day in late November 2001. Sonny Bharadia was 27, working steady hours

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Be Political: The Grounded Voice of B. Suresha

VeenaSeptember 12, 2025September 13, 2025

by VeenaSeptember 12, 2025September 13, 202505995

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE When you sit across from B. Suresha, you quickly realize that his presence is not dominated by loud declarations or flamboyant anecdotes.