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# Anna Purna Kambhampaty

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## Anna Purna Kambhampaty


## Anna Purna Kambhampaty


* ![Josh Hawley at Joint Session of Congress](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte50ecb5d765a3e18/698a15ec86f68e742d6ef93b/Josh-Hawley.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 9, 2021  
### [Josh Hawley's Book Canceled After Capitol Riot](https://time.com/5928057/josh-hawley-book-canceled/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Supporters of Democratic senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff gather at Shorty Howell Park in Duluth, Georgia on Dec. 20 for a "K-Pop Dance Rally" early voting event. The event was organized by the Georgia chapter of the Asian American A](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcceed95f7576af9/698a159cb3fce338710c7847/asian-american-voters-georgia-blue-1b.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 24, 2020  
### [Asian American and Pacific Islanders’ Turnout Could Shape the Senate](https://time.com/5922707/aapi-voters-georgia-senate-runoffs/)  
Asian American and Pacific Islander voters are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the nat...  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![happiness-tips-covid-19](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23e73b4efd52c591/698a157401168201c5980269/happiness-tips-covid-19.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 21, 2020  
### [6 Ways to Find Joy During This Dreary Winter](https://time.com/5921443/happiness-tips-covid-19/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt033b4706a712358c/698a155a16d884011dc38ecf/2021-most-anticipated-books.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 18, 2020  
### [The 21 Most Anticipated Books of 2021](https://time.com/5922284/most-anticipated-books-2021/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f7787d4994b4b00/698a150ddb29875a9f266198/GettyImages-1219101966.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 9, 2020  
### [Civil Rights Leaders Advise Biden and Harris](https://time.com/5919451/civil-rights-leaders-advise-biden-harris-racial-justice/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![President-Elect Joe Biden And Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Address The Nation After Election Win](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0e3f4d56b9d4458/698a141109208f0cb841757c/voters-reactions-kamala-harris-historic-win.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 10, 2020  
### [Voters React to Kamala Harris' Historic Win](https://time.com/5910084/kamala-harris-historic-win-women/)  
"People are going to take my daughters seriously too."  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![The normally packed Wakiki Beach on Oct. 22 in Honolulu. Oct. 15 was the start of a new traveler testing program, with thousands of people expected to arrive to the state](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf3ce66f69017b5c/698a13bcdb2987457a265f73/postcard-from-hawaii-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 9, 2020  
### [Hawaii Warily Reopens to Tourism as COVID-19 Continues](https://time.com/5905570/hawaii-tourism-return/)  
After COVID-19 devastated its tourist economy, Hawaii is taking steps toward reopening. Not everyone...  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Kamala Harris takes a cue from a local drill team at the Des Moines Steakfry during her campaign for presidency on Sept. 21](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb109cd57ddf6308/698a13ed457a524b87d6493e/kamala-harris-historic-barriers-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 7, 2020  
### [Harris' Historic Firsts as Vice President-Elect](https://time.com/5908579/kamala-harris-historic-vice-president/)  
Kamala Harris will be the first Black Vice President, the first Indian American Vice President and t...  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)
* ![Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes Vice President Joe Biden's hand after addressing a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on June 8, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d87b46b144d83a0/698a13db22fb856180e2b980/us-india-relations-2020-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 7, 2020  
### [A Biden Presidency Could Change U.S.-India Relations](https://time.com/5908261/joe-biden-kamala-harris-india/)  
Biden and Harris have both spoken out against India’s human rights violations and Modi’s nationalist...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Boxes for Vote-by-Mail ballots that need to be reviewed due to signature discrepancies are seen ahead of the Nov. 3rd general election at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department on Oct. 15 in Doral, Florida](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52dd320f08fbe756/698a1348b3fce3d40c0c745c/asian-americans-vote-by-mail-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 20, 2020  
### [Why Asian Americans Face Extra Obstacles to Voting by Mail](https://time.com/5901094/asian-americans-vote-by-mail/)  
“If you don’t speak or read Chinese, it might be very difficult for you to recognize a signature in ...  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![John &amp; Al Sports Store Shooting Hostage Siege](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b1195ce5b8fcf46/698a1357096a940d6b6a8bd0/hostage.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 20, 2020  
### [Documentary on Hostage Crisis Wins $200,000 Prize](https://time.com/5901597/ken-burns-prize/)  
“Ken and I were both awed by this documentary,” said Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)
* ![Howardena Pindell Headshot](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf55acbdc8aa133be/698a1347e76ad2f835638365/Howardena-Pindell-Photo-Nathan-Keay.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 16, 2020  
### [‘I Put the Black Body in the Work.’ Artist Howardena Pindell on Her New Exhibit Shedding Light on Injustice in America](https://time.com/5900888/howardena-pindell-the-shed/)  
A new exhibition at The Shed features a work based on a traumatic childhood memory that the artist h...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Ibram X. Kendi](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaa00e9d380398c88/698a12838fd2ee8aa4361c73/Ibram-X-Kendi-T100-Talks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 25, 2020  
### [TIME100 Talks: Ibram X. Kendi on Racial and Health Justice](https://time.com/5892968/ibram-x-kendi-time-100-talks/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)
* ![Left: Actor Ishaan Khatter seen on the red carpet during the LUX Awards on Nov. 18, 2018 in Mumbai; Right: Actor Ananya Panday at Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone's reception on Dec. 1, 2018 in Mumbai](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3fcaa94af62a211/698a123e09208f15b84172bd/khaali-peeli-Ishaan-Khatter-Ananya-Panday.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 16, 2020  
### [Behind the Uproar Over a Bollywood Lyric About Beyoncé](https://time.com/5889310/beyonce-bollywood-lyric-colorism/)  
"Changing a word is fairly easy to do...but changing how the heroines look, that will not be immedia...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![2020 US Open - Day 5](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1fa4b8ce756e7f8c/698a121f929fadf8fabf6890/osaka.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 11, 2020  
### [The History Behind Naomi Osaka's U.S. Open Masks](https://time.com/5888072/sports-style-protest/)  
By wearing masks that draw attention to racial inequity, tennis star Naomi Osaka is part of a histor...  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)

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