A geek and a priest

During the several months she spent at the P-I under an Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship, Malini Goyal, an editor from India Today, wrote some great stories about the experience of Indian emigres to the Seattle area.

She focused on the dichotomy that defines their community, defined by polar extremes of affluence and struggle, of clinging to traditional culture while embracing new dreams.

Nowhere is that dichotomy better illustrated than in her final story for us: a fascinating profile of Mahesh Upadhyay, a Microsoft engineer who moonlights as a Hindu priest.