Born and raised in the North Indian town of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Kartika moved to MN about 20 years ago. She lives here with her husband Anil (SILC tabla teacher) and two sons, who have been SILC students for the past many years. Kartika is a Physician and is well versed in Hindi, Punjabi and Marwari. She enjoys traveling and sight-seeing with her family.

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Originally from Maharashtra, India, Varsha has been in the US for over 20 years. She has an undergrad in Mathematics, graduate degrees in Computer Science from UMass and Teaching from U of M. She teaches Math to high school students. She lives in Woodbury with her husband Shiv and two beautiful daughters, Suparna and Sahana. Varsha likes to be involved in the community and loves spending time with her family. In her spare time, she likes listening to music, solving Sudoku and crossword puzzles. 2020 is her eleventh year of volunteering at SILC.

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Nirav was born in India, then raised in St. Louis, Missouri. His ties to SILC started during his undergraduate days at the U of M, where he volunteered as a SILC mentor. Fast forward 20 years, where he now resides in Woodbury with his lovely wife Sonali and two children, Ishana and Armaan.

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Aishwarya was born in India and grew up in Minnesota. She started at SILC in the late 90's as student, before becoming a teacher and general volunteer. She has grown up within the SILC family and is passionate about building and strengthening the SILC community in the years to come.

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Devi is a Hindi -1 teacher and current Secretary in the SILC Executive Committee. He loves to be part of SILC community, likes to teach Hindi and be involved in SILC activities. Devi is a Faculty at the University of Minnesota at College of Veterinary Medicine. Devi has been living in Minnesota since the Year 2000 and calls it his home in the US. He lives in Shoreview with his wife Kasturee and two loving daughters Shriparna and Sejal. He loves to spend time with family and friends.

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Shruti is a global citizen having lived on three continents before finally settling in Minnesota about 15 years ago. Originally from Delhi, India, she completed her post graduate education in environmental sciences and management in India and the UK. She worked as an environmental professional in New York before taking on a full-time position as devoted mother and wife. Shruti has been an active volunteer at her kids’ schools for several years and at SILC in various capacities for the last 5 years. She is passionate about the Earth, all its inhabitants and all the ways in which we are connected. She enjoys the arts -both performing and visual, yoga, the outdoors, reading and traveling.

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Swarna was born and raised in Coimbatore, India. She has a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from Gothenburg University, Sweden and an MBA from Carlson School of Management at U of M. Currently, she works in a Business role for the Health Care Business Group at 3M. She loves to volunteer in community outreach activities and contribute to building stronger and more inclusive communities. In the past, she served as the Vice-President of programs for Graduate Women in Science, Xi Chapter, Twin Cities, Chair for United Way and 3MGives campaigns. She lives in Lake Elmo with her husband Neeraj and two lovely children, Vikram and Amithy. She loves music, road trips and challenging hikes with friends and family.

Born in Kolkata, India, and raised in Houston, Texas, Abhi has spent time in the South, the East Coast for College/Grad school, and the Midwest, as a Minnesota resident since 2006. He's a former Chairperson, Diversity and Arts of Torch Community, and VP of the Network of Indian Professionals - Twin Cities Chapter. He works in IT Consulting and lives in Woodbury with his wife, and their two children, both of whom are enthusiastic SILC students!

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Brian Larson was raised in Bloomington, Minnesota and currently lives in Southeast Minneapolis. During the day, you can find him working as a Communications Consultant for HR at Wells Fargo. At other times, he likes to spend his time biking, traveling, and checking out all sorts of live music. But most of all, he loves spending his time with his wife Dana and their daughter, Mohini. This is his third year at SILC and promises that it’s finally the year that his cooking skills will improve.