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Shyamala Gopalan
Jan 20, 2021 · Shyamala was a Tamil Indian-American born in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu. Her father, P.V. Gopalan, was a senior civil servant and a member of the privileged, elite, ancient Tamil Brahmin ...
Aug 12, 2020 · ‘Make Shyamala proud’ Harris’ aunt, Sarala Gopalan, was awoken at 4 a.m. on Wednesday in Chennai with the news that her niece was former Vice President Joe Biden’s pick to join her on the ...
Jan 20, 2021 · Their first child, Kamala Devi, was born in Oakland in 1964, the same year Shyamala earned her PhD. Harris’ mother chose her name in tribute to her Indian heritage. Kamala means “lotus,” and ...
Aug 16, 2020 · He instilled great confidence in Ms. Harris’s mother, Shyamala Gopalan, who came to America in the late 1950s young and alone and made a career as a breast cancer researcher before dying of ...
Feb 10, 2019 · Harris regularly describes her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, as the most important influence on her life. A breast cancer researcher from India who had a powerful presence despite her five-foot ...
Jan 26, 2021 · 26 January 2021. US Election 2020. Alamy. Shyamala Gopalan was a pioneering woman of colour in America, a scientist and an activist. She was also Vice-President Kamala Harris's mother and her ...
Aug 19, 2020 · Kamala Harris with her mother, Shyamala, at a Chinese New Year parade in 2007. ... Gopalan Balachandran, Kamala Harris' maternal uncle, talks to reporters outside his house in New Delhi on Aug. 12 ...
