“The villagers and relatives would tell me that I’ve become a burden on the family and society. Then I decided to do something and joined the National Institute for Visually Handicapped in Dehradun,” Kaur added.
His inventions include several “first of a kind” surgical sealants to be approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, including DuraSeal for neurosurgery, FocalSeal for lung surgery, and Mynx for femoral puncture sealing.
Karate athlete Jai Sanghera travelled across the world to compete, only to be told he couldn't because of his turban. That started a chain of events that led to a recent rule change allowing all religious head coverings in competition.
Singh’s commitment to making a difference in the world, combined with her promise of great leadership and academic successes, are among the many reasons why she earned the Rhodes Scholarship. It is an opportunity that will send her across the pond to pursue double master’s degrees.
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“I woke up this morning with a feeling I’ve never had before. It truly felt like cloud nine times a thousand. I’m really proud to represent CU, Colorado, women and the Sikh community.”
A Sikh migrant who was targeted in a racially-charged online video has been elected to a South Australian regional council, an achievement he says proves anything is possible in Australia.
Lawyer Jasvinder Sandu and former small business owner Pavan Parmar make history as first women of colour to win town council seats.
Harvinder Singh notched up the men's individual recurve archery gold while track-and-field athletes added a silver and a bronze to India's tally in the Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Wednesday.