Sribala Subramanian

Sribala Subramanian is a former journalist with Time (magazine). She currently advocates for various community-based organizations in New York City, U.S.A., particularly those with a focus on children's issues, education and healthcare. She serves on the advisory board of the Asian Outreach Program [http://www.aafny.org/directory/new/search.asp?agencyid=30] of the Child Center of New York [http://www.childcenterny.org/] and on the board of the South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) [http://www.sacssny.org/] .

Subramanian graduated from St. Joseph's College [http://www.sjc.ac.in/] in Bangalore, India. She received a master's degree in communication from California State University, Fresno and attended the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. At Time (magazine) , she covered a wide range of topics such as the literary scene in South Asia, the growth of the derivatives industry [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983600-1,00.html] , and the advances in the field of genetics [ "The Story in Our Genes" TIME Magazine Jan. 16, 1995. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,982346-1,00.html] Time Magazine (1995). ]

Subramanian and her husband Arvind Raghunathan have been involved in a multi-pronged project to bring greater coverage of Asia to the educational system at both the grade school and university level in the United States. They are working with leading educational institutions in this effort, including Harvard University and Columbia University. Subramanian was instrumental in introducing the study of the Indus Valley Civilization to the school attended by her children. For this project, she received help from the Harappa Archeological Research Project (HARP) [http://www.harappa.com/indus2/harpframe.html] , Harvard University and Asia Society. Subramanian also worked with SACSS [http://www.sacssny.org/] to develop the Parent Empowerment Program. This program is designed to help low–income immigrant parents navigate the public school system in New York City [http://www.sacssny.org/programs.htm] .

Subramanian recently coordinated a fund-raising effort for the Asian Outreach Program [http://www.aafny.org/directory/new/search.asp?agencyid=30] of The Child Center of New York [http://www.childcenterny.org/] , which runs two clinics in Queens, New York City. The clinics were established to address the mental health and developmental needs of immigrant Asian children as well as to provide support services for their families.

She is married to Arvind Raghunathan, with whom she has twin daughters named Anjali and Lipika Raghunathan. They go to the Dalton School and are 12 years oldFact|date=August 2008.

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