Newsmakers on a Sunday

Wow what a weekend. Sunday may normally be a slow news day.
But when I landed on MSN first thing Sunday morning, the two lead stories (the kind with pictures) featured prominent Indian Americans. A big news day for us!

The most notable of course was Bobby Jindal and his gubernatorial win.
Padma Lakshmi also got front page placement. The Top Chef host and author of the new cookbook, "Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet" was seen leading a photo story about "real women" and their real bodies and flaws. Yes, Lakshmi's well-known arm scar from a childhood accident may well classify as a flaw, but this model beauty has parlayed the "flaw" into a sexy symbol with ease. The other really "real" women talk of issues relating to teeth, weight and hips.

An Indian American supermodel in the limelight and a newly-elected Indian American governor. We've got the brains, the looks and the issues and power in the bag!