Within a year and a half of publication, Netflix announced it would develop The Henna Artist into a television series starring Frida Pinto. In February of 2023, Haley announced her intent to become the Republican party's candidate for US president. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley became the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet when she was sworn in as US ambassador to the United Nations in 2017. Gaonkar, who grew up in Bengaluru, founded SurgoCap Partners, a New York investment firm focused on disruptive technologies across broad industry categories in 2022. In January 2023, SurgoCap Partners began trading with an estimated $1.8 billion in trading under management.

Source: Forbes August 11, 2023 13:14 UTC