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Sakshi Venkatraman

Reporter

Sakshi Venkatraman is a reporter for NBC Asian America.

Sakshi Venkatraman is a reporter for NBC Asian America.


Latest from Sakshi Venkatraman

'Asoka' makeup trend on TikTok inspired by 2000s Bollywood movie

A 2001 Bollywood movie starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan is resurfacing this week in a viral TikTok trend called the "Asoka" makeup challenge.

House bill aims to condemn ‘Hinduphobia’ but draws concern from progressive groups

A new piece of legislation introduced in the House of Representatives aims to condemn “Hinduphobia." Progressive groups say use of that term concerns them.

LGBTQ South Asians are celebrating 'Monkey Man' for its representation of India's trans community

LGBTQ South Asians are celebrating Dev Patel's "Monkey Man" for its representation of India's transgender, hijra, community

Father sues Texas Hindu temple, alleging it branded 11-year-old with hot iron

A Texas man is suing a Hindu temple in Sugar Land, alleging it branded his son with a hot iron during a cultural ceremony.

Rumors of Avantika playing a live-action Rapunzel spark racist backlash online

“Mean Girls” star Avantika Vandanapu has been the subject of racist backlash following rumors that she’s set to play Rapunzel in a live-action version of the Disney animated film “Tangled.”

Wisconsin will now require Asian American history to be taught in schools

Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Thursday that adds Hmong and Asian American history to the required curriculum.

Reports of anti-Muslim bias hit record levels after start of Israel-Hamas war, group says

CAIR said 2023 was the year it received the highest number of bias reports from Muslims, spurred by the Israel-Hamas War. The number's top the fallout from 9/11 and Trump's Muslim ban.

The way Asian Americans fill out federal forms is about to change

Federal agencies will now be required to differentiate among Asian American and Pacific Islander groups when collecting data, says the the White House.

Jenn Tran named first Asian American 'Bachelorette'

Jenn Tran, one of the contestants on ABC's "The Bachelor" this season, was named the new "Bachelorette" during the show's finale Monday night.

This Gen Z Democrat quit his job protecting elections to run against a fake elector

24-year-old Ashwin Ramaswami is running for state Senate against fake elector Shawn Still, who was indicted in Georgia along with Trump.

Priyanka and Nick Jonas visit controversial Hindu temple built on site of demolished mosque

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra visited India’s Ram Mandir this week. The temple was built by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on the site of the Babri Masjid, a mosque built in the 1500s and destroyed in 1992 by a Hindu nationalist mob.