Great News: Vikram Buddhi gets 57 Months in Slammer

No Avakai pickle or Gongura Pulusu for Telugu bidda Vikram Subbarao Buddhi. It’s gonna be bland American prison food for Vikram Buddhi for some more time. U.S. District Court Judge James Moody today sentenced IIT alumnus and Purdue University student Vikram Subbarao Buddhi to prison for a period of 57 months in the United States […]

Wonderful News, America Hater Shahrukh Khan Stopped at Newark Airport

Great news, folks. Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan, who has made no secret of his dislike for our nation America, was stopped for additional questioning by U.S. immigration authorities at Newark airport in New Jersey yesterday. No sooner was Shahrukh Khan out of U.S. immigration interrogation than the arrogant star promptly lashed out at the U.S. […]

Watching Under the Same Moon

First came the illegal immigrants on the Mayflower (1620) and hundreds of other rickety ships. Then came the United States of America, 156 years later. Like it or not, illegal immigration is an inalienable part of our heritage. If you pore deep into our history, you can’t but smell the sweat of our illegal forbears, […]

Saravanaa Bhavan Edison – Murder Most Foul

These days, murder seems to be Saravanaa Bhavan’s raison d’etre. Picture this South Indian vegetarian restaurant’s shady reputation: * Saravanaa Bhavan’s founder P.Rajagopal murders people, literally. * Saravanaa Bhavan founder’s son P.R. Shiva Kumar murders U.S. immigration laws, allegedly. * Saravanaa Bhavan Edison (New Jersey) murders diners, figuratively. Murder most foul, as the Ghost laments […]

Plight of Desi H1Bs – Beyond Tragedy

Many Americans (including us) on occasion get angry over the issue of H1B work visas at a time when unemployment in the U.S. is rising (11% in California now) and approaching 10% in other states. But what seems like an abstract problem at a distance becomes a disturbing tragedy at close quarters. Sad Story We […]

Subir Chowdhury Wins ‘Outstanding American by Choice’ Award

IIT Kharagpur alumni and quality guru Subir Chowdhury has won the ‘Outstanding American by Choice‘ award handed out by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service to recognize the outstanding achievements of naturalized U.S. citizens. Here’s what the 42-year-old Subir said on hearing the news of the award: Whatever I have dreamed, America has always […]