Mindy Kaling honours late mother after receiving prestigious arts prize

The Mindy Project actress was awarded a National Medal of Arts in recognition of her work in writing and television by U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. The following day, Mindy took to Instagram to share a slideshow of images from her special day and also posted a heartfelt message remembering her mum, Swati Chokalingam. "I wish my mom could have been there, but what are you gonna do. Nothing is perfect, but yesterday was pretty close,"