Visa dates
This column carries priority dates and other transitional information as taken from the U.S. State Department’s Visa Bulletin. The information below is from
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Haunted by the Past
Many people currently in the United States could obtain lawful status if it were not for previous unhappy encounters with immigration. Too often people enter th
First and Final Encounters
Q I seem to be spending a lot of time on first dates, many of which don't go anywhere. I’m frustrated because it seems as though either the kind of guys I kee
SanKritiLaya Cultivates Musicians
SanKritiLaya started organically in 2008, nestled within the homes of music lovers. “It all started with artists staying with us while they were on tour.
Last Man Standing
It has been an unusually fractious race for the 2012 Republican Party nominee. While former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is the presumptive nominee, his n
Tabla and Bansuri Concert
Two of the masters of Indian music combine to present music at its purest; G.S. Sachev on bansuri and Swapan Chaudhuri on tabla, creating melody and rhythm, wor
The Allure of Socrates’ Land
There are many accounts that tell us that Greek and Indian cultures have influenced each other, be it the mythological beliefs, worship of many Gods, or superst
Bhagavad Gita to the Rescue
For every human life comes a moment when mortality stares it in the face. For me it came last autumn, when I went to my hometown of Nagpur. My last visit had be
Education for Life, not Jobs
It’s May, and another batch of students has committed to the colleges where they will matriculate this fall. Students applying to college this year have done
An Assimilated Cuisine
My grand mom was a great story teller. She would narrate her childhood stories under the moonlight, on hot summer evenings in Chennai. Along with the stories, s
Beware! The British are Coming. Again!
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL. Director: John Madden. Players: Judi Dench, Dev Patel, Bill Nighy, Tena Desae, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup with
