Take A Bow: 10 NRIs That Make India Proud

BANGALORE: Indians are known for their talent and noteworthy contributions to the world in every field. Indians never want to forget their roots even if they have immigrated to other nations many years ago or even if they are born in other countries to parents of Indian descent.

To justify this, there are some Indians who are setting a benchmark and are holding prominent positions in major and renowned organizations

They have made themselves unique in their own way and have become famous through their professions they serve. Check out the list of these popular NRIs who have made India proud through their professions.

# Sunita Williams

Sunita Williams is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer. She holds the records for longest single space flight by a woman (195 days), total spacewalks by a woman (seven), and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes).

Williams was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and Expedition 15. In 2012, she served as a flight engineer on Expedition 32 and then commander of Expedition 33.

She happens to be the second Indian-American woman who got the opportunity to go to space after the Late Kalpana Chawla and now she is on her second space mission.

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