http://www.garamchai.com Blog on NRIs, Non Resident Indians, life issues, stories and blogs Copyright 2008 Tue, 06 May 2008 14:55:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.2 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=423 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=423#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 14:55:49 +0000 NRI News NRI Immigration Issues NRI Viewpoint http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=423 I'm a documentary producer currently working on a film about the migration of Westerners to Bangalore. We are looking for an individual, couple or family who will make the move from the United States or Europe to Bangalore, and who would be willing to be filmed making the journey, and I'd ... http://www.garamchai.com/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=423 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=422 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=422#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:17:12 +0000 NRI News NRI Viewpoint http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=422 Thanks to Ram Narayan (US-India Friendship) for the tipoff. Business Week Magazine has published its list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies in its issue dated April 28, 2008. The list has been compiled by the US financial publication in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group. The 50 companies, listed country ... http://www.garamchai.com/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=422 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=421 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=421#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:12:20 +0000 NRI News NRI Immigration Issues NRI Viewpoint http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=421 US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received 163,000 applications for H1-B visas through the April 7 deadline. Since that number exceeds the visa cap, the government will not consider any more applications this year (Source: USCIS, via the H1B data blog). 31,200 of those applications were for the quota of ... http://www.garamchai.com/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=421 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=420 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=420#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:24:39 +0000 NRI Viewpoint http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=420 Interesting blog entry "Personalized License Plates" takes off from the feature on personalized license plates in GaramChai's ask-a-desi section. "In suburbs across America Indians announce their arrival with personalized license plates. If you yourself don't have a personalized license plate for your Camry, Accord, Caravan or Windstar, then ... http://www.garamchai.com/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=420 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=419 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=419#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:05:19 +0000 NRI News NRI Viewpoint http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=419 Time magazine recently featured an interesting article on how bollywood is attracting NRIs by leveraging the web. The article features Rajshri.com stating "About 90% of Rajshri's online videos are being watched overseas, says that someday "every Bollywood film will be released simultaneously in theaters and online." Kaushish believes the technology ... http://www.garamchai.com/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=419 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=418 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=418#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:55:10 +0000 NRI News NRI Immigration Issues NRI Viewpoint http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=418 Here is an interesting opportunity to participate in a research project. To participate, please contact Naveen directly Name: Naveen K. Joshi [mail: nkjoshi@yorku.ca] E-mail: Dear Sirs and Madams My name is Naveen Joshi and I'm a PhD. candidate in Communication and Culture at York University. I'm researching on-line South Asian ... http://www.garamchai.com/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=418 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=417 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=417#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:04:46 +0000 NRI News NRI Viewpoint http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=417 Check out this interesting opportunity Good Afternoon, My name is Nadine Griffith and I work for Central Casting here in Manhattan. We are a background company which casts the show Law and Order Criminal Intent. This episode we are currently working on we are in NEED of people who are of ... http://www.garamchai.com/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=417 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=416 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=416#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:01:33 +0000 NRI News NRI Immigration Issues NRI Viewpoint http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=416 We came across the World Bank Press Release"India Top Receiver Of Migrant Remittances In 2007, Followed By China And Mexico" A few days ago we blogged about "Online money transfer to India scam" and how Non Resident Indians get scammed by some online service providers (e.g. Remit2India.com) An interesting article in ... http://www.garamchai.com/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=416 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=415 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=415#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:37:53 +0000 NRI News NRI Immigration Issues http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=415 Hotfooting it around the country and abroad addressing seminars, convocations and conferences, former Indian president A.P. J. Abdul Kalam is a man much in demand - perhaps even more than when he was in Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace. And he does it all for free! Unlike his counterparts in the ... http://www.garamchai.com/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=415 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=414 http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=414#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:23:48 +0000 NRI News NRI Immigration Issues NRI Viewpoint http://www.garamchai.com/index.php?p=414 New York Times recently featured a story "Mourning Resonates From Staten Island to Sri Lanka" that resonates with all South Asians – Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis – and not just Sri Lankans. The issue is about the routine denial of visitor visas for those from the Indian subcontinent, even when sponsors/relatives ... http://www.garamchai.com/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=414