“Three months after reaching the U.S., hurricane Sandy struck, and I had to spend four days in the university shelter. Though I have worked for projects on environment displacement in the past, it was the first time that I actually experienced one and understood how attached one can be to your regular shelter.”

Indian actress, mainly in Malayalam films

Padmapriya Janakiraman, known professionally as Padmapriya, is an Indian actress associated mainly with Malayalam cinema. She made her film debut in the Telugu film Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi in 2004. She has worked chiefly in Malayalam films, while beginning her screen career in Telugu cinema. The available record is brief, and beyond her debut it identifies her mainly by the body of film work under the single name Padmapriya.