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How to stay sane as political polarization haunts our personal lives

Comments from a cross-section of people in America and India. by Parveen Chopra Editor, ALotusInTheMud.com Being editor of ALotusInTheMud.com does not make me immune to getting affected by political polarization. At a recent family get-together in India, the conversation veered to politics,...

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Shrinivas Kulkarni wins the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024

Our Bureau Hong Kong Shrinivas R Kulkarni, an Indian-origin professor of astronomy from the US, will be conferred with the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy. He is being awarded for his ground-breaking discoveries about millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and...

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Who is Sneha Revanur, described as the ‘Greta Thunberg of AI’

Our Bureau San Jose, CA Sneha Revanur is an Indian-American activist, who is the founder and president of Encode Justice, a youth organization advocating for the global regulation of artificial intelligence. In 2023, she was described by Politico as the...

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Prithvi Narayanan chosen to be a US presidential scholar

Our Bureau Washington, DC State College Area High School senior Prithvi Narayanan was chosen to be a 2024 US Presidential Scholar. He is one of 161 seniors selected for outstanding scholastic and artistic achievement, citizenship, service, and contributions to their schools...