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  1.From Chennai to New Hampshire, Aishwarya Balasubramanian has kept the aesthetic appeal of Bharatanatyam alive When Bharatanatyam dancer Aishwarya Balasubramanian was a school student, she was very good at academics. The talented artist multitasked her way through school, excelling in her studies and also in dance. As she neared the end of high school, the time came to pick one, a tough choice for Aishwarya. On the one hand, she wanted to be a doctor and on the other, she felt a deep passion for dance.  Finally, she chose the dance over the medical profession.   “I just couldn’t give it up,” says the passionate dancer. She knew that since both the professions have their own demands, she would not be able to do both full-time. “So, I went on to pursue my bachelors in mathematics from Stella Maris College, Chennai while continuing with my passion in dance.”  Life took her from Chennai to New Hampshire, where Aishwarya runs her own dance school, Arpanam, teach...

  History is being created at the Massachusetts-based Tufts University, as Indian-American academician Sunil Kumar has become the first person of colour to be appointed as its next president. Indian-origin Kumar, who is provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University, will succeed President Anthony P Monaco next summer. Peter Dolan, the chair of the Board of Trustees said that Sunil “brings to Tufts a lifelong commitment to excellence in higher education and an exceptionally strong record as a leader, teacher, and colleague,” and is confident that Kumar will “help bolster Tufts’ mission to improve the world.” Sunil, on the other hand, was attracted to Tufts because of its mission to serve “not only the people within its confines — its students, faculty, and staff — but the society at large,” and he is keen to take up the presidency on July 1, 2023. Sunil Kumar will be Tufts University’s next president Born in Bengaluru to a father who served in t...