Nirmal Mulaikal

Nirmal Mulaikal is a Chicago-based digital and audio journalist, who covers education, politics, the criminal justice system, race, and sports. He has been published in The Chicago Sun-Times, TCPalm, USA Today, National Public Radio, and POLITICO.

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A Pommel Horse, Masala Macaroni, and an Olympic Dream

Gymnast Akash Modi — part of a “tight-knit” group of South Asian Americans in the sport — is aiming for an Olympic medal.