11 Sep 2018

MurthyNAYAK Foundation Sponsors South Asian Film Festival

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,...

01 Aug 2018

The U.S.’s Loss is India’s Gain

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...

17 Jul 2018

Call Me American

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...