Almost Black , 35 , says she did not know about her brother 's decision to apply to medical school posing as an African American . Vijay Chokal-Ingam , 38 , claims he pretended to be a black man and was accepted into the St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1998 . He says he decided he 'd have a better chance of getting into medical school if he was black rather than as an Indian-American man . Tells of his experiences on his own blog , Comedienne Mindy Kaling and criticizes affirmative action . Their mother died in January 2012 , eight months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer .
Comedienne Mindy Kaling , 35 , says she did not know about her brother 's decision to apply to medical school posing as an African American . Vijay Chokal-Ingam , 38 , claims he pretended to be a black man and was accepted into the St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1998 . He says he decided he 'd have a better chance of getting into medical school if he was black rather than as an Indian-American man . Tells of his experiences on his own blog , Almost Black and criticizes affirmative action . Their mother died in January 2012 , eight months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer .