The MurthyNAYAK Foundation, which supports documentary work on important social issues, served as a proud sponsor of the seventh annual Washington D.C. South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF), held over the weekend in Rockville, Maryland. This festival provides a platform for outstanding alternative cinema from India,...
The new romantic comedy, Crazy Rich Asians, dominated the box office over Labor Day weekend, raking in more than $28 million and retaining its spot as the number one movie in North America since its August 15, 2018 release. It is easy to see why...
During his campaign for the presidency, and ever since he moved into the White House, most of the immigration talk surrounding President Trump has been about undocumented immigrants and the "huge" wall he supposedly is going to have built between the United States and Mexico....
As the Trump Administration continues to implement anti-immigration policies steeped in fear and xenophobia, communities across the nation are joining forces to rally in support of immigrants and to keep the American dream alive. Since Trump took office just a year and a half ago,...
In the bustling metropolis of Hyderabad, India, dozens of religious devotees for decades have flocked to temples dedicated to Lord Balaji, a deity who is said to bestow favor on H1B visa applicants. But since President Trump took office, the crowds of hopeful visa recipients...
As Abdi Iftin watched American action movies that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in his war-torn hometown of Mogadishu, Somalia, he dreamed of escaping to the United States and beginning a new life away from the violence and bloodshed that surrounded him. Inspired by...
When Somali refugees began settling in Lewistown, Maine, during the early 2000s, the town's native born, mostly white denizens were apprehensive about their new neighbors. In October of 2002, the town's mayor penned an open letter to Lewistown's growing Somali community, expressing support for the...
It didn't take long for the Trump Administration's policy of separating children from their undocumented immigrant parents to become international news. The condemnations from nearly all fronts of the political spectrum did something that has been virtually unheard of from this Administration - it resulted...
Last week, attorneys from all over the nation gathered at the 2018 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) conference in San Francisco, California, and several attorneys from the Murthy Law Firm were among them. Several Attorneys from the firm were in attendance. Firm founder and president...
Earlier this month, the world lost culinary extraordinaire and world traveler Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain had a unique ability to use cuisines from around the globe as a means to bridge the gaps between cultures.Still, it is not just the gastronomes and wanderlusts of the world...
