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Eshaan Mani is a published author and poet from Houston, TX with a passion for being the voice of inspiring people and organizations. In his free time, he enjoys acting in plays, championing literacy for kids, and learning wherever, whenever, and with whatever he can. Eshaan also devotes much of his time to volunteering with nonprofit organizations like SAADA, especially those focused on literacy and education. Eshaan hopes that writing for SAADA helps him meet interesting people, learn about their stories, and celebrate their experiences.
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Reporter  |   x 9
Sindya N. Bhanoo writes the Observatory column for The New York Times science section. Her radio stories have aired on PRI's The World and KQED's The California Report. She was previously an environmental reporter for The New York Times, a tech reporter for The Industry Standard and a general assignment and health reporter for The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun. She is also the co-founder of Emerson Street Radio, a neighborhood oral storytelling project. Sindya holds a Master's in journalism from U.C. Berkeley and a B.S. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Vignesh Prakash is a rising high school sophomore at John P Stevens High School in Edison, New Jersey. He has a strong interest in law, public policy, and immigrant rights, and aspires to build his career in the same. His is also a trained multi instrument drummer and percussionist with a comprehensive background in live and recorded performances. Writing for SAADA helps Vignesh talk to interesting people who came to a new land amidst lot of expectations, aspirations, dreams and challenges and made a stride in the foreign land in their chosen field. He feel sharing their journey will inspire and motivate others.
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Indrani Saha is a junior and Mellon Mays Fellow at Duke University pursuing a self-designed major in Cognitive Aesthetics. She interned with the South Asian American Digital Archive in Fall of 2012 where she documented the stories of three South Asian American artists in Michigan and curated an exhibit of their works. She also contributed to the First Days Project by sharing her family friends’ initial experiences in the United States. The project has encouraged Indrani to continuously learn about and engage with the histories of those around her.
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Mika Rao Kalapatapu is a communications leader with a passion for storytelling, justice and equity. After graduating from The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communications (with a minor in South Asia Regional Studies), Mika has worked as a change management consultant with Accenture and directed communications and marketing teams at large healthcare systems including Memorial Hermann and K+S Consulting. She is currently the Managing Director for Communications and Public Affairs at Teach For America. She holds a master's degree in communications from Boston University and is an active volunteer and board member with a number of local philanthropic organizations.
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Gauthami Penakalapati is global health researcher focusing on the intersection between women/girls and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in developing countries. Gauthami received her BS from Georgia Institute of Technology and her Master of Public Health (MPH) from Emory University. She is interested in capturing everyday moments through photography and radio.
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