I am a regular
reader of CityMasala and I am especially in tuned with the
Legal Corner. I have some concerns about my H-1B status
extension. I am currently in my 6
th
year of H-1B.
In fact it has just
started a couple of months ago. My employer started my green
card process just a few months ago and last week my PERM was
filed. Would I be able to get my H-1B extension beyond 7
th
year?
Also, if I get
married this year, will I be able to add my wife on my green
card. Will she get her green card together with me, please
advise.”
If you grew up in
India in the seventies or eighties you may remember the
‘Dabur
tooth powder’
advertisement and how it made
teeth stronger than any conventional fluoride toothpaste.
Or, the famous ad
forever playing turmeric based face cream that was solely
responsible for the marriage of girls who were not ‘fair’.
Turmeric based
ayurvedic
cream made the
potential bride fair and beautiful.
This
is the sum total of
‘Ayurveda’,
that my desi friends in San Diego, who grew up in India
remember.
It
seems as if the Indian Diaspora in the United States
associates
Ayurveda
with ‘Dabur’, Baidyanath or
Himalaya advertisements playing on Doordarshan,
while they were growing up. They know Ashokarishtam,
Triphala and ‘choornams’ that
help digestion. (Thank god for
small mercies!)
The truth is
Ayurveda
is now far more popular in European
countries, than it has ever been in India. Read More
Top 10 Money Saving Tips
In today’s economy, it is tough to
properly budget your money and still be able to attain all
your wants and needs. For this reason, CityMasala sought
advice on how to save money from Jenny Realo, personal
finance expert and executive vice president of CareOne
Services Inc., one of the nation’s leading debt relief
companies.
- “My
son is looking into colleges and which major to select. What
is the difference between a degree in computer science
technology and computer information systems”? – Jay
from Atlanta, GA:
A
- Jay, I’m sure you and your son are going thru some
exciting and confusing times during his college search, hope
this makes things a bit more clear:Read More
ReelTalk - Ardent April
Dum Maro Dum
Christened after
the 1971 hit song from the cult movie
Hare Krishna Hare Ram,
this upcoming movie is directed by Rohan Sippy
and stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and
Prateik Babbar. Deeepika Padukone will be seen in a scintillating
item number on the title track. The movie is set in Goa and
shows how drug cartels thrive and influence the lives of
people in the numero uno party destination of India. Music
by Pritam
is already creating a buzz.Read More
