Bangalore: An increasing number of Indian-born people are making their mark in various countries across the globe with their outstanding performance in diverse fields ranging from business, academics, media and politics to literature. Let us have a look at some highly successful Indian American personalities who stand as a source of inspiration to the upcoming generation -

Sunita Williams is an Indian-origin NASA astronaut who holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) among female space travelers. She happens to be the second Indian-American woman who had the opportunity to go to space after the Late Kalpana Chawla. Now she is on her second space mission and has set a world record for the maximum number of spacewalks by a female astronaut.

Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi, an Indian-origin American executive who hails from Chennai is the current Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo. Nooyi’s name appeared in the list of 50 women to watch in 2007 and 2008, according to a survey conducted by Wall Street Journal.

Bobby Jindal

Bobby Jindal is the current Governor of Louisiana who is the first Indian American to hold the position of a Governor in the United States and one of the most powerful politicians in the whole of America.

Preet Bharara

Preet Bharara is the U.S. Attorney for the southern district of New York who was nominated to the post by Barack Obama in the year 2009.This Punjab born Indian-American Lawyer recently made it to the cover of Times magazine with a story about his movement against corruption and irregularities in Wall Street Magazine, getting recognized as the first Indian American to appear on the cover page of this prestigious magazine.

Nikki Haley

Nikki Haley is the current Governor of South Carolina, who is real inspiration and matter of pride to all Indians. She is the first woman to hold this prestigious position and the second Indian origin Governor in South Carolina. Moreover, this 40 year old lady is the youngest present Governor in U.S.