At the same time, Kaling did stand-up in New York City. She described herself as a terrible intern, 'less of a 'make copies' intern and more of a 'stalk Conan' intern.'Īfter college, Kaling moved to Brooklyn and took what she said was one of her 'worst job' experiences'-a production assistant for three months on the Crossing Over With John Edward psychic show. While a 19-year-old sophomore at Dartmouth, Kaling was an intern on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. She was a Classics major for much of college, studying Latin, which she had not studied since 7th grade. She was creator of the comic strip Badly Drawn Girl in The Dartmouth (the college's daily newspaper), and a writer for the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern (the college's humor magazine). While at Dartmouth, she was a member of the improvisational comedy troupe, The Dog Day Players, and the a cappella singers, The Rockapellas. The following year, she entered Dartmouth College where she graduated with a B.A. Kaling graduated from Buckingham Browne & Nichols, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1997. Kaling has an older brother, anti-affirmative action activist Vijay Jojo Chokalingam. Kaling's mother died of pancreatic cancer in 2012. The family emigrated in 1979, the same year Kaling was born. Kaling's mother was working as an OBGYN, and her father was overseeing the building of a wing of the hospital. Swati Chokalingam (nee Roysircar), an obstetrician/gynecologist.īoth of Kaling's parents are Hindus from India, who met while working at the same hospital in Nigeria. Kaling was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to a Tamil father, Avu Chokalingam, an architect, and a Bengali mother, Dr. Her second book, Why Not Me? was released in 2015.

Her memoir Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concers) was published in 2011.

She is also known for her work on the NBC sitcom The Office, where she portrayed the character Kelly Kapoor and served as executive producer, writer and director. She is the creator and star of the Fox and Hulu sitcom The Mindy Project, and also serves as executive producer and writer for the show. Vera Mindy Chokalingam, known professionally as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Currently-lives in West Hollywood, California.

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