DARPAN's LIST EIGHT MOST INFLUENTIAL
LOCAL SOUTHASIANS OF 2016
Here’s presenting DARPAN’s eight Newsmakers of 2016:
Click below to read their inspiring stories!
Click below to read their inspiring stories!
She charmed critics and audiences alike with her breakthrough performance in the critically acclaimed film ‘The Lunchbox’. Fans love to hate her in her recent role as an ISI agent in the popular US TV show, ‘Homeland’. Now Nimrat Kaur is all geared up to begin work on her next project, ‘Airlift’. We caught up with this versatile actor to talk to her about her life-changing role and the journey since.
Named one of Hello! Canada Magazine’s ’50 Most Beautiful People’ in 2014, Sangita Patel has become a familiar face on Canada’s leading entertainment show, Entertainment Tonight Canada. This former engineer gives us the scoop on her rise through the media ranks and her exciting career reporting on some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
Over 1,200 individuals convicted in a period of 12 years and more than 25,000 females rescued from Nepal and India by Maiti Nepal, a non-governmental organization started by Anuradha Koirala, a social activist who has dedicated her life towards the rescue and rehabilitation of survivors of human trafficking.
In an exclusive with DARPAN, Raveena Tandon shares her festive plans for Diwali, what this auspicious holiday means to her, and much more!
Lisa Ray is impossible to pigeonhole. Internationally acclaimed actress, model, philanthropist, designer, writer, TV host and social activist – the green-eyed beauty wears all these hats and more. Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2009, Ray fought back and remains a tireless advocate for cancer survivors worldwide.
Earlier this year, Dr. Gupta was named the 13th president and vice chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Not only is Gupta a “renowned expert in research and innovation policy forging close collaborations between universities, civil society and business,” but he is the first South Asian to hold this coveted position overseeing one of the leading universities in the world.