indians started moving up the social ladder by getting higher education. in 1910, dhan gopal mukerji came to uc berkeley when he was 20 years old. he was an author of many children’s books and won the newbery medal in 1928 for his book "gay-neck: the story of a pigeon". however, he committed suicide at the age of 46 while he was suffering from depression. another student, yellapragada subbarow, came to the u.s. in 1922. he became a biochemist at harvard, and “he discovered the function of adenosine triphosphate (atp) as an energy source in cells, and developed methotrexate for the treatment of cancer.” however, being a foreigner, he was refused tenure at harvard. gobind behari lal, who came to uc berkeley in 1912, became the science editor of the "san francisco examiner" and was the first indian-american to win the pulitzer prize for journalism.