Category Archives: Famous Desis

Gurbaksh is a die-hard internet entrepreneur. In January 1999, he started his first company, ClickAgents at the age of 16. It was one of the first ad networks focused around performance based advertising. Eighteen months later he sold it for … Continue reading →

Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20, 1964) is an American attorney, author, and the current District Attorney of San Francisco. She was first elected in 2003, defeating incumbent district attorney Terence Hallinan, and was re-elected in 2007. She is currently … Continue reading →

Bobby” Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana and formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party. On October 20, 2007, Jindal was elected … Continue reading →

Sabeer Bhatia (born December 30, 1968) is an Indian American entrepreneur who co-founded Hotmail. Sabeer Bhatia was born to a Hindu Punjabi family in Chandigarh, India. His father, Baldev Bhatia, worked as an officer in the Indian Army and later … Continue reading →

Jawed Karim is a co-founder of the popular video sharing website YouTube. Many of the core components of PayPal, including its real-time anti-fraud system, were also designed and implemented by Karim. Jawed Karim grew up in Germany, and moved to … Continue reading →

Amartya Kumar Sen, (born 3 November 1933) is an eminent Indian economist and philosopher. He is currently the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University. He is also a senior fellow at the … Continue reading →

Hari Nayak is an Indian chef, restaurateur, author and a renowned Indian food and culinary consultant. Hari’s signature style of cooking is distinctly featured in his best seller cookbook “Modern Indian Cooking”. Chef Hari has pioneered the next generation of … Continue reading →

Shantanu Narayen is the current CEO of Adobe Systems. Prior to this post, he held the role as the President and Chief Operating Officer since 2005. He grew up in Hyderabad, the second son of a mother who taught and … Continue reading →

Mathangi “Maya” (born 18 July 1975),better known by her stage name M.I.A., is a British songwriter, record producer, singer, rapper, fashion designer, visual artist, and political activist. An accomplished visual artist by 2002, M.I.A. came to prominence in early 2004 … Continue reading →

Neel T. Kashkari (born July 30, 1973) was the Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability in the United States Department of the Treasury. While in this role, he led the Office of Financial Stability, the office set … Continue reading →