Anushree Sreedhar

Sep 24, 2024 | browngirlmagazine.com | Anushree Sreedhar

8 min read Sonam Velani is the co-founder and Managing Partner of StreetLife Ventures, a venture capital firm making investments in climate solutions to transform urban areas, based in New York. Velani’s journey to venture capitalism did not start and end with experience in finance. Velani navigated young adulthood by listening to a much deeper, intrinsic calling: to pay homage to the people, places, and policies that helped shape her life.

Mar 19, 2024 | browngirlmagazine.com | Anushree Sreedhar

4 min read It is 2017. A young South Asian writer, Amisha “Amy” Padnani, has just started a new role at the New York Times, navigating her commute through the hustle and bustle of Times Square. New York City’s liveliness is the antithesis of her role at New York Times— as a writer on the Obituaries team. Padnani spends her days researching those who have passed away in the basement of the Times building.

Nov 13, 2023 | browngirlmagazine.com | Anushree Sreedhar

3 min read In the context of history, the written word enables us to see life as one did, understand the experiences of others, and contextualize our past within our present selves. Published in 2021, the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)’s well-researched debut anthology, “Our Stories,” was written by 64 scholars, activists, authors, and members of the South Asian community.

Oct 25, 2023 | browngirlmagazine.com | Anushree Sreedhar

7 min read Just a hop away from the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple is the headquarters of a groundbreaking biotech company, started by a South Asian trailblazer named Nina Tandon. Tandon has been running her startup Epibone, for over a decade, with the mission to grow bone and cartilage for skeletal reconstruction — an endeavor that presents commercialization opportunities in the medical field.