The New Year brings with it a new biography, and Sheela Murthy is among five IndianAmerican women leaders whose stories are its focus. Breaking Boundaries also features Jagruti Panwala, Gauthami Vemula Qeijo, Dr. Nimisha Shukla, and Dr. Madhulika Guha Thakurta. Each woman was born in...
The critically acclaimed biography “Being Sheela: The Life Journey of an Immigration Attorney” has recently been released by Harper Collins.What is “Being Sheela” about? It explores the life of a woman who has made it her purpose to strive for a better world. With insightful detours...
Last weekend, many celebrated July 4th to mark America's independence from Great Britain, centuries ago. Yet we see marches seeking justice for those of color across the U.S. Many of the participants in these marches belong to all races. Their core belief is that, when...
Of all the holidays acknowledged and celebrated in the United States of America, Thanksgiving is the one which, perhaps, can most easily be embraced by all who live here - wherever their origins, whatever their beliefs.Most countries or cultures have a harvest festival in their...
Twenty years ago, I started a solo immigration practice on our dining room table. It was a daunting step to leave the security of a big firm and strike out on my own. Some days, at the beginning, it seemed like a crazy dream, and...
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Doris Kearns Goodwin, was the latest featured speaker in Stevenson University's Baltimore Speakers Series, held February 18th at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Murthy Law Firm founder and president - and fellow Harvard alumna - Sheela Murthy was there, front and center, for...
Every immigrant story is different, but a common thread runs through all of them: they step out with hope and courage to start a new life in a new land. They do this because of who they are, the world's natural risk-takers, brave people driven...
It's indefinable, but unmistakable: that certain something that makes a person creative, uniquely insightful, and extremely successful. New York Times columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Tom Friedman, has this quality in abundance, and when he talks, smart people sit up and listen, be they...
Summer has come and gone, and even fall is on the wane, as the trees drop the last of their leaves, still glowing in sunset colors and blowing around the yard. Almost four hundred years ago, in 1621, the Pilgrims marked this time of year...
Attorney Sheela Murthy attended a meeting at the Embassy of India, Washington D.C., on March 2, 2011. Following is her report on the meeting and discussion.----------On March 2, 2011, I was joined by Aron Finkelstein, the Managing Attorney of the Murthy Law Firm, as we...
