Amul Thapar
Amul Thapar is an American jurist. In 2007, he became the first Indian American appointed to an Article III federal judgeship. He later joined the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, where he continues to serve. His appointment marked a milestone in the diversification of the federal judiciary and opened the way for […]
Neal Katyal
Neal Katyal is an American lawyer and constitutional litigator. He successfully argued Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006), the landmark Supreme Court case that struck down the Bush administration’s military commission system at Guantanamo Bay. He later served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States and, by 2017, had argued more cases before the Supreme Court […]
Akhil Reed Amar
Akhil Reed Amar is an American constitutional scholar and Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Over the past three decades, he has produced one of the most widely cited bodies of constitutional scholarship in the United States. His historical and structural analyses have been cited by Supreme Court justices across the ideological spectrum, […]
Anand Chakrabarty
Anand Chakrabarty was an Indian American microbiologist and genetic engineer who worked at General Electric. He genetically engineered a bacterium capable of breaking down crude oil, an innovation that led to the landmark Supreme Court case Diamond v. Chakrabarty (1980). The Court’s ruling established that genetically modified living organisms could be patented under U.S. law, […]
Ved Nanda
Ved Nanda was an Indian American legal scholar and human rights advocate. After immigrating to the United States in the 1960s, he joined the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where he built one of the nation’s leading international human rights law programs. In 1971, he founded the Denver Journal of International Law and […]
Trisha Sakhuja-Walia
Trisha Sakhuja-Walia is a journalist, editor, and media entrepreneur who helped build Brown Girl Magazine into one of the leading digital publications for South Asian women. Through essays, reporting, and cultural commentary, the platform created space for conversations on identity, immigration, career, and representation. Her editorial leadership helped amplify underrepresented voices while expanding the visibility […]
Snigdha Sur
Snigdha Sur is an entrepreneur and media executive who founded The Juggernaut, a subscription-based publication dedicated to stories about the global South Asian diaspora. By investing in original reporting overlooked by mainstream outlets, she created a sustainable model for community-focused journalism. Her work demonstrated that diaspora audiences would support high-quality reporting centered on their own […]
Megha Rajagopalan
Megha Rajagopalan is an investigative journalist whose reporting has exposed human rights abuses through innovative investigative methods. At BuzzFeed News, she combined satellite imagery, data analysis, and on-the-ground reporting to document China’s detention of Uyghur Muslims, earning the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. Her work demonstrated the power of investigative journalism to influence international awareness […]
Neil Bedi
Neil Bedi is an investigative journalist whose reporting on policing and criminal justice earned the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting. Working at the Tampa Bay Times, he produced deeply reported investigations that exposed systemic failures and strengthened public accountability. His work highlighted the enduring importance of local journalism in protecting communities and informing civic life […]
Hari Sreenivasan
Hari Sreenivasan is a broadcast journalist whose thoughtful reporting has made him one of the most recognizable faces in American public television. As anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend, he covered national and international stories with a focus on depth, accuracy, and public service. Over a career spanning television, radio, and digital journalism, Sreenivasan has helped […]