US Vice President Kamala Harris said India's history and teachings have influenced and shaped the world, asserting the country has inspired millions of people through its philosophy.
This is how Tamil Nadu villages celebrated their daughter Kamala Harris swearing-in
Kamala Harris grandfather PV Gopalan had moved out of Thulasenthirapuram village in his young days and got a job under the British government. (Image Source: Reuters)
Updated: Jan 21, 2021, 06:12 AM IST
Even as Kamala Harris took oath as the first woman, black, South-Asian Vice-President of the United States, in far away two villages in Southern India celebrated the event as they saw their daughter being sworn-in to the second higest post, only next the the President.
Two villages in Tamil Nadu - Mannargudi and Thulasenthirapuram-Painganadu villages in Tiruvarur district were the places where 56-year-old Kamala Harris maternal grandparents once lived.