When Zohran Mamdani takes the oath as New York City’s youngest mayor in a century – and its first Muslim and South Asian one – it won’t just be a political milestone. It’ll be a full-circle moment for a family that’s always believed in the power of stories, voices, and change. Long before her son stood at the helm of one of the world’s biggest cities, Mira Nair was already shaping the world’s gaze – one film at a time. Raised in Bhubaneswar, Mira grew up in a middle-class Punjabi family, surroun