After Joe Biden’s withdrawal in the US presidential election, all eyes are on Kamala Harris. Kamala is not only the current Vice President, but also a well-known black leader. Her popularity is very high in America. People like her a lot. But her connection with India is also very special. Kamala Harris herself has written about this in detail in her autobiography, ‘The Truth We Told’. She also told why she has a special relationship with the ‘lotus flower’?
Kamala Harris wrote her autobiography in 2018. According to a BBC report, in this she connected herself with India. She explained the meaning of her name. Kamala has written, ‘My name means ‘lotus flower’. Lotus flower has great importance in Indian culture. The lotus plant grows under water. Its flower blooms above the surface of the water, while the roots are firmly attached to the river bed. My relationship with India is also exactly like this. Let us tell you that Kamala Harris’s mother Shyamala Gopalan was born in Chennai, while her father is from Jamaica. But their relationship could not last long.
When told about South Indian food
Four years ago, when Kamala Harris was in the electoral fray, Indian-origin American actress Mindy Kaling shared a video on YouTube. In it, Kamala and Kaling were seen making Indian recipes. Both were talking a lot about South Indian recipes. This video went viral then. In it, Kaling asks Harris if she grew up eating South Indian food? On this, Kamala Harris starts telling about many South Indian foods. She also tells that she grew up eating a lot of rice, curd, potato curry, dal and idli. She also told how she makes both Indian biryani and spaghetti bolognese at home.
wedding according to indian tradition
Let us tell you that when Kamala Harris married lawyer Douglas Amhoff in 2014, both Indian and Jewish traditions were followed. According to the report, according to Indian tradition, Kamala garlanded Douglas with flowers, while under Jewish tradition, Douglas broke the glass with his foot. Kamala Harris’s personal life is deeply influenced by her mother. Mother Shyamala Gopalan graduated from Delhi University and later went to America under Berkeley’s graduate program; became a researcher in the field of breast cancer. Kamala once said, it is very difficult for me to imagine how difficult a decision it would have been for my grandparents to let my mother go out of India. But they did not refuse my mother.
Tags: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, US Presidential Election 2024
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 22, 2024, 16:15 IST