Padma Lakshmi, like Harris’ mother Shyamala Gopalan, was born in Chennai before migrating to the US at the age of 4.
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The countdown to the Biden-Harris inauguration begins
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in to the White House on Wednesday.
Meet the 20 Indian-Americans in US President-elect Joe Biden’s administration
As many as 17 Indian-Americans have been nominated to the White House and 13 of the 20 are women.
Twitter launches @SecondGentleman account for Indian-origin US Vice-President elect Kamala Harris’ husband
Twitter has added @SecondGentleman to its roster of official political handles as the husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris prepares to become the first male second spouse in US history.
Traditional Kolam drawings honouring Indian-origin Vice-President elect Kamala Harris’ Tamil roots kick off Presidential inauguration
Honouring Vice-President elect Kamala Harris’ Indian heritage, the virtual inauguration kick-off ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Harris began with a celebration of Kolam.
Kamala Harris pens heartfelt social media post about her mother, says she follows her advice even today
Harris is the first woman and first south Asian to become Vice-President of the United States.
‘America United’ announced as the theme for Joe Biden’s inauguration
The Committee will install an extensive public art display on the National Mall that will include approximately 191,500 US flags.
‘Vogue’ February cover featuring Vice-President elect Kamala Harris stirs whitewashing controversy
Popular American fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue drew criticism over after the release of its February cover page that featured US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Joe Biden appoints more Indian-Americans to top posts
Biden has appointed 3 Indian-Americans – Tarun Chhabra, Sumona Guha and Shanthi Kalathil – to his national security council.
Indian-origin civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta nominated to key US Justice Department post in Biden administration
United States President-elect Joe Biden yesterday formally nominated federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland as attorney general and unveiled three additional nominees, among them Indian-American civil rights attorney Vanita Gupta, to top positions at the Department of Justice.
