Corpus Christi, Texas: In an exclusive interaction with The New Indian’s Executive Editor Rohan Dua on India Abroad, Rajan Ahuja, the first Indian-origin Port Commissioner of Corpus Christi, shared the story of his extraordinary journey from the gullies of Prayagraj to steering America’s most important oil export hub.

Early Life in Prayagraj

Born in a middle-class family in Uttar Pradesh’s holy city of Prayagraj, Ahuja was the youngest of eight children. His father worked to support the household while his mother cared for the family. “Money was scarce, but discipline and education always came first,” he recalled.

In 1979, at just 18, he left for the United States to study engineering at Louisiana State University. Initially enrolled in mechanical engineering, he soon switched to petrol

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