Long-distance relationships are hard at the best of times. Covid-19 has made them harder for Indians

With India’s case load rising to record numbers, Indians in long-distance relationships are unsure when they will be able to travel to meet their partners.

Anisha Sircar

· Yesterday · 06:30 pm

What Joe Biden’s presidency might mean for H-1B visas and Indian immigration to the US

The Democratic presidential nominee has laid out his policies. But will he implement them? Immigration lawyers aren’t so sure.

Anisha Sircar

· Sep 07, 2020 · 07:30 am

After seven decades, the children of Partition are going back home through virtual reality

A non-profit in the UK is using technology to help South Asians revisit fading memories.

Anisha Sircar

· Aug 27, 2020 · 03:30 pm

In India, coronavirus has created a ‘crisis within a crisis’ by bringing migration abroad to a halt

International migration brings India billions of dollars and gives millions of its citizens jobs. Not this year.

Anisha Sircar

· Aug 25, 2020 · 06:30 am

‘My mother and grandparents instilled us with pride’: Kamala Harris on her Indian American identity

In her 2019 memoir ‘The Truths We Hold’, the Democratic vice-presidential candiate explores her Indian and African American heritage.

Anisha Sircar

· Aug 18, 2020 · 05:30 pm

‘Don’t want pandemic to quiet their voices’: This fund is supporting South Asian artists in the US

The South Asian Arts Resilience Fund, run by the India Center Foundation, has raised a total of $60,000 so far.

Anisha Sircar

· Aug 07, 2020 · 08:30 pm

California’s landmark lawsuit against Cisco trains the spotlight on casteism in the tech world

The US state has filed a federal lawsuit against the tech company for discriminating against a Dalit engineer.

Anisha Sircar

· Jul 11, 2020 · 06:30 am

For Indian Americans, Black Lives Matter movement is a chance to discuss casteism and racism

Organisations like Equality Labs and Instagram pages like South Asian Nation and the Woke Desi are driving these conversations among the diaspora.

Anisha Sircar

· Jul 03, 2020 · 06:30 am

Trump’s H-1B suspension will hurt US post-lockdown economy the most, says NASSCOM’s Shivendra Singh

The IT trade body’s vice president and head of global trade development speaks to Scroll.in about the importance of the H-1B to both India and America.

Anisha Sircar

· Jul 02, 2020 · 06:30 am

High fees, online classes, no jobs: Covid-19 derails plans of Indian students headed to the US

‘It’s like getting the Kindle experience instead of the real book.’

Anisha Sircar

· Jun 20, 2020 · 06:30 am