Raakhee Mirchandani Kim Lorraine PhotographyI never searched for either of us on TV.
I’m grateful NHIE gave Indian moms — Brown moms, Desi moms, South Asian moms — the crown we deserve.
(L to R) Poorna Jagannathan as Nalini Vishwakumar, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi in episode 410 of "Never Have I Ever."
But now, among the cohort of timeless TV mothers, there’s Devi’s mom — and let me tell you: Nalini, as realized by the inimitable Jagannathan, certainly has got it going on.
(And anyone with a Brown mom knows the eyes; one look is all it takes.)
Persons:
Kalpana Chawla, ”, Brady, Roseanne, Angela Bower, Clair Huxtable, Aunt Viv, Raakhee Mirchandani Kim Lorraine, Desi, Vishwakumar, Poorna Jagannathan, I’m, NHIE, — Brown, Mindy Kaling, Lang Fisher, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Jessica Brooks, —, Brown, there’s, Devi, Nalini, wasn’t, Will, Jamie Ryan, Niecy Nash, let’s, She’s, she’s
Organizations:
CNN, Netflix, Princeton, Twitter, Facebook