Dr. Punita Rice - punitarice.com

Vishal Vaidya is a Broadway actor (Groundhog Day, Merrily We Roll Along - now on Netflix!) and performer (Come Fall in Love, and currently the world premiere of The Lunchbox at the Berkeley Rep Theater) a performer, voice teacher, and my childhood friend, living in alignment with *HIS* definition of success.

This is an excerpt from our larger conversation for the Brown Voices Be Inspired project. Click the link in my bio for the full interview.

Be Inspired is a series of profiles and conversations with South Asian Americans living lives that defy the stereotype of what “success” is supposed to look like for us. Portions of the conversations will appear in the rerelease of “Brown Voices: South Asian American Experiences in Schools,” coming this Fall.

Vishal Vaidya

Jyoti Chand aka Jyoti K. Chand | Author. Influencer. Mother on one of the BIGGEST changes from when Brown millennials were growing up vs what its like for OUR kids:

REPRESENTATION.

“We have actors, actresses, writers, journalists… my kids can turn on the TV and see a CEO that’s Indian.”

This is an excerpt from our larger conversation for the Brown Voices Be Inspired project.

You can watch or listen to the whole thing at punitarice.com. In it, Jyoti talks about some of the Brown women CEOs that inspire the next generation (Deepica Mutyala of LIVE TINTED, Michelle Ranavat of RANAVAT!)…

Be Inspired is a series of profiles and conversations with South Asian Americans living lives that defy the stereotype of what “success” is supposed to look like for us.

Portions of the conversations will appear in the rerelease of “Brown Voices: South Asian American Experiences in Schools,” coming this Fall.

Jyoti Chand aka Jyoti K. Chand | Author. Influencer. Mother reflects on being the only Indian kid in her school, and on the common experience of navigating dual identities.

This is an excerpt from our larger conversation for the Brown Voices Be Inspired project.
You can watch or listen to the whole thing at punitarice.com.

Be Inspired is a series of profiles and conversations with South Asian Americans living lives that defy the stereotype of what “success” is supposed to look like for us.
Portions of the conversations will appear in the rerelease of “Brown Voices: South Asian American Experiences in Schools,” coming this Fall.