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Austin South Asian | February 2022
Indian American Venture Capitalist M.R. Rangaswami Named ‘Investment Ambassador’ For Tamil Nadu State has made giant strides in attracting global investment recently, thanks to IAS officer T. Muruganandam, who was till recently industries secretary and now promoted to the key position as the state’s finance secretary, noted the release, adding that Muruganandam’s pragmatic and inclusive leadership is being recognized by Chief Minister Stalin.
Indian American venture capitalist M.R. Rangaswami has been appointed Tamil Nadu’s ‘Investment Ambassador’ Nov. 26. The San Francisco, Californiabased entrepreneur’s appointment by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
M.K. Stalin was praised by Indian American leaders, said a press release from Global Eye News Services, as another trailblazing initiative by the chief minister. MEATF Emeritus Chairman Kishor Mehta said that Tamil Nadu
Rangaswami is not only an entrepreneur, investor, corporate eco-strategy expert, community builder and philanthropist, but also founder of Indiaspora, a nonprofit who mission is to unite the Indian diaspora and to transform their success into meaningful impact in India and on the global stage.
By sharing insights, hosting events and connecting people, Indiaspora unites the professionally, geographically and religiously diverse Indian American community toward collective action, the release said. Dr. VGP, an Indian American community leader and president of the World Federation of Tamil Youth, USA in Chicago, congratulated CM Stalin on the appointment and
tor, Jan. 11 announced it has been named a winner at the 2022 BIG Innovation Awards, presented by the Business Intelligence Group, according to a Business Wire report. Headquartered in New York, Scienapatic was founded by Indian American Pankaj Kulshreshtha, who also serves at the CEO.
MUMBAI – Bollywood actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen is elated on being conferred the International Association of
Scienaptic’s platform was designed to address outdated methods of credit decisioning that have failed millions of borrowers, noted the report. ered credit decisioning disrup-
In today’s dynamic environment,
“Our mission is to enhance lives and fulfill dreams by bringing more people into a world where credit systems work,” said Pankaj Jain, president of Scienaptic. “Financial institutions of all sizes use Scienaptic’s AI to make instant, better and more personalized credit decisions, resulting in improved financial wellbeing for their customers and members.” (Courtesy: IndiiaWest.com)
ment, “I am overwhelmed with all the love and appreciation being showered on ‘Aarya 2’. The entire team has worked strenuously to put together a work of art that would be loved by everyone.” “It’s euphoric to win the International Association of Working Women Award for an outstanding performance by a female actor in a television series. I would like to thank the organizers of the DC South Asian Film Festival for bestowing this honor on me and the entire team. This is surreal!” the statement further said.
lenders need better ways to assess risk, and Scienaptic’s AI-powered credit decisioning platform offers a compelling solution, it added. With the platform’s next-generation AI, financial institutions can increase credit availability and make better, stronger credit decisions for both borrowers and members. Scienaptic empowers lenders to continuously improve the quality of their underwriting decisions, enabling them to say “yes” more often, and much faster.
Neil Khot, national chairman of the Indian American Business Coalition, based in Washington, D.C., congratulated Rangasawami, saying that he is excellent and apt choice who can make things happen. (Courtesy: IndiaWest.com)
Sushmita Sen Wins International Association Of Working Women Award For ‘Aarya 2’
Scienaptic AI, Founded by Indian American Pankaj Kulshreshtha, Wins 2022 BIG Innovation Award Scienaptic AI, a leading AI-pow-
said Tamil Nadu will soon become India’s number one industralized state under Rangaswami’s captaincy, it said.
Working Women Award for an outstanding performance by a female actor in a TV series for her show ‘Aarya 2’. The award was presented by the DC South Asian Film Festival, which is currently underway virtually starting from Jan. 16 to Jan. 30. The actress credits the team of ‘Aarya’ for working tirelessly for the show that is now gaining global recognition. Sharing her excitement, the actress said in a state-
Talking about DCSAFF, the film fest which started in 2012 featuring Shyam Benegal’s classic film ‘Mammo’ as the opening title, is currently in its 10th edition and will feature films from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Canada, and the U.S. and many regional languages. The 2022 edition of the film fest opened with a book discussion with writer, director, and actor Ananth Mahadevan about his new book ‘Once Upon A Prime Time’ and the Nepali feature film ‘Mahanagar/One Night in Kathmandu’, directed by Mohan Rai. Filmmaker Vishal Chaliha’s Assamese film ‘Sijou’ will be the closing film of DCSAFF 2022 on Jan. 30. (Courtesy: IndiiaWest.com)
