Alexandra Jaffe
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2017, file photo, then-Vice President Joe Biden, center, ducks down so all of the family of then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., second from right, can be seen for a group photo during a mock swearing in ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
May 07, 2021 - 9:46 AM
WASHINGTON - G. Balachandran turned 80 this spring â a milestone of a birthday in India, where he lives. If not for the coronavirus pandemic, he would have been surrounded by family members who gathered to celebrate with him.
But with the virus ravaging his homeland, Balachandran, a retired academic, had to settle for congratulatory phone calls. Including one from his rather famous niece: Vice-President Kamala Harris.