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Desai

British  
/ dɛˈsaɪ /

noun

  1. Morarji ( Ranchhodji ) (məˈrɑːdʒɪ). 1896–1995, Indian statesman, noted for his asceticism. He founded the Janata party in opposition to Indira Gandhi, whom he defeated in the 1977 election; prime minister of India (1977–79)

  2. Kiran , born 1971, Indian writer; her novel The Inheritance of Loss (2006) won the Man Booker Prize

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As IVF has expanded and success rates have improved, more couples are creating—and later fighting over—stored embryos, said Nidhi Desai, a Chicago fertility and family lawyer.

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We wish Desai all the best, as he takes on what everyone agrees to be an impossible job.

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Theater critic Charles McNulty interviews Snehal Desai, producing artistic director of East West Players, who has been named artistic director of Center Theatre Group.

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Shortly after Snehal Desai was approved by Center Theatre Group’s board of directors on Wednesday as the company’s new artistic director, he answered questions on Zoom about how he was going to steward Los Angeles’ flagship theater organization into the future.

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Center Theatre Group has named Snehal Desai as its artistic director, making the East West Players leader the first person of color to helm the organization.

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