Mahinder Tak is an Indian-American

radiation oncologist A radiation oncologist is a specialist physician who uses ionizing radiation (such as megavoltage X-rays or radionuclides) in the treatment of cancer. Radiation oncology is one of the three primary specialties, the other two being surgical and m ...

and retired US Army colonel. Tak was co-chair of the

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's Indo-American Council during the 2008 Obama campaign She is also one of the largest private collectors of

Indian art Indian art consists of a variety of art forms, including painting, sculpture, pottery, and textile arts such as woven silk. Geographically, it spans the entire Indian subcontinent, including what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, N ...

in the U.S.

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American people of Indian descent American Sikhs People from Jammu and Kashmir Living people 1946 births Collectors of Asian art American art collectors {{india-bio-stub