Instagram/KamalaHarris Chittis, Dosa, Biryani: Kamala Harris's Desi Connect
Kamala Harris - the first woman, black and Asian-American to become the US Vice President
Instagram/KamalaHarris The woman she credits for "bringing me to this point" - mother Shyamala Gopalan from Tamil Nadu
Instagram/KamalaHarris After she was named Biden's running mate, she gave a shout-out to her "chittis" (aunts in Tamil)
Instagram/KamalaHarris Kamala Harris and actor-writer Mindy Kaling's dosa-making adventure was a big hit
Instagram/KamalaHarris But her favourite Sunday dinner remains the biryani, she writes in her memoir
Instagram/KamalaHarris Kamala Harris's childhood was "filled with books, Indian spices and her mother's singing"
Instagram/KamalaHarris Instagram/KamalaHarris She often talks about "morning walks along the beach" in Chennai with her grandfather
Instagram/KamalaHarris "Phenomenal" is how she describes her grandparents in India
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