Satya Nauth Dharamdeo
About the Author
Salina Shah is on a mission to empower Desi women navigating midlife and aging elders. A former actuarial executive and Senior Vice President at Aon, she is also a co-inventor of health benefits optimization software and a board member of the Actuaries for Sustainable Health Care nonprofit.
After losing her father and mother-in-law in her 20s, Salina has spent over 25 years juggling career, kids, and caregiving—balancing traditional Desi expectations with modern-day life. Realizing the need for a culturally relevant support system, she founded Desi Daughters, a thriving community dedicated to helping working professionals navigate the challenges of caring for aging South Asian parents in the U.S. and India.
To learn more, please connect via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/salinashah/, the website at www.desidaughters.com, or the community at bit.ly/desidaughters-community.
Downsizing with Heart: A Sustainable Approach to Letting Go
We often think of sustainability as a modern concept—a movement we’ve created in response to climate change and our fast-paced, disposable lifestyles. But the truth is, our older generation mastered sustainability long before it became a trend. They were experts at maximizing every resource, avoiding waste, and finding new life in old items. Growing up, many of us watched our …
Desi Daughters: Empowering the Chutney Sandwich Generation
We have a problem. Early Indian immigrants to the U.S. are aging. But we’re not ready. The first major wave of Indian immigrants arrived in the 1960s after U.S. immigration laws changed. Now, that generation is in their 80s and 90s, with many more aging parents arriving in subsequent decades. They need culturally relevant care and communities such as home …
The Power of Plants: Demystifying A Vegan Diet By Salina Shah
Vegan diets have become mainstream, with advocates ranging from professional athletes to health experts to global superstars to environmental activists. More recently, the release of the popular Netflix documentary, The Game Changers, addressed misconceptions about health, protein, and strength from vegan diets and generated further buzz and curiosity about this plant-based way of eating. What is a vegan diet? A …
