Padma Lakshmi Went by a Less ‘Exotic’ Name in High School, Says It ‘Must Have Broken’ Her Mom’s Heart “I still wanted to be a little exotic, clearly,” Lakshmi told the 'New Yorker ...

Padma Lakshmi told PEOPLE on Monday how Planned Parenthood helped her mother recover from a car crash that left her body unable to sustain a pregnancy.

Padma Lakshmi, host of "Top Chef" and creator of "Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi," on her Mother's Day wish list — and why her teen daughter calls her "oppressive" in the kitchen.

I would like to suggest that the Goddess Mother Lakshmi, at the centre of Divali, the symbol of wealth and prosperity, can be an inspiration for such rights. And the Divine Mother is not alone in ...