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Anupam Mittal on Zohran Mamdani becoming first Indian-origin NYC Mayor at 34
Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal recently shared why Indians are achieving remarkable success globally. According to him, a unique mix of immigrant trauma and Indian guilt parenting makes Indians unstoppable.
About Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani recently making history, Mittal wrote, “First Indian-origin NYC Mayor at 34 Zohran Mamdani recently made history.”
He also mentioned, “Same week, two 22-year-olds (Adarsh Hiremath & Surya Midha) became world's youngest billionaires beating Zuckerberg. Saikat Chakrabarti is taking on Nancy Pelosi for Congress.”
Mittal remarked that he has been saying for years that Indians rule globally because of their “unstoppable hunger” to achieve great things in life. Indians “outwork” others when everyone else feels “entitled” to a certain position.
“I’ve been saying this for years — everywhere you look at top positions, you’ll see Indians,” Mittal wrote on LinkedIn.”They showed up. Outworked everyone. And took what others felt entitled to. Immigrant trauma + Indian guilt parenting = Unstoppable hunger. All India wins.”
Who is Zohran Mamdani?
Zohran Mamdani, 34, recently became New York City’s first Indian-American and Muslim mayor. He is the son of filmmaker Mira Nair and Ugandan-born Indian academic Mahmood Mamdani.
Born in Kampala, Uganda, Mamdani moved to New York at the age of seven and became a naturalised U.S. citizen in 2018.
Before entering politics, he worked as a foreclosure prevention counsellor, helping low-income families, while also pursuing creative interests such as rap and writing.
Mamdani holds a degree in Africana Studies from Bowdoin College.
About Adarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha
Adarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha have become the world's youngest self-made billionaires at 22. They are the co-founders of San Francisco–based AI recruiting startup Mercor, recently valued at $10 billion after raising $350 million in funding, surpassing the record set by Mark Zuckerberg at age 23.
Hiremath grew up in the Bay Area and pursued a Concurrent Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science.
Midha was born in Mountain View and raised in San Jose by parents who immigrated from New Delhi. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Studies at Georgetown University, while also studying Economics.
The duo also made a mark in competitive policy debate, becoming the first team ever to win all three national tournaments, with Midha named best speaker.
Who is Saikat Chakrabarti?
39-year-old Saikat Chakrabarti is an American political advisor, progressive activist, and software engineer, now running for Congress in San Francisco. The seat has long been held by Democratic stalwart Nancy Pelosi. Chakrabarti studied Computer Science at Harvard from 2003 to 2007. He moved to San Francisco after university and started his own company before joining Stripe as a second engineer.
Born and raised in Texas by parents who immigrated from Bangladesh, Chakrabarti was formerly chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district, representing portions of the Bronx and Queens in New York City.