Desh-Videsh June 2023
Article
Crystal and Devendra
During the winter of 2018, Devendra and Crystal connected via the Indian dating app Dil Mill. They fell in love at the same moment, but destiny had other ideas when Crystal was accepted into the nurse practitioner program and Devendra began working at Microsoft. Soon, the memory of their exchange began to fade. However, it had been two years since …
Digital Magazine
Real Wedding
Riya and Rohit
On a steamy summer night in New York City in 2016, consultant Riya Jain from New Jersey and business strategist Rohit Bhandari from Florida struck up a friendship. Riya sublet a place in the city for a few months to avoid the commute, while Rohit, who had just graduated, had relocated to New York City to start a job. By …
Editorial
Editorial June 2023
Raj Shah, Managing Editor of Desh Videsh, requested me to write a guest editorial for the Desh Videsh wedding issue. Rather than talking about the topics that are covered in this issue, I decided to take a bit of a different approach. In the US, Hindu weddings have become four- to five-day events: mehndi, sangeet, Raas Garba, ceremony, and reception. …
Real Wedding
Misha and Shyam
Misha initially noticed Shyam, a Texas native from Lubbock, during a business conference when they took turns working first. But at that moment, Shyam had paid Misha absolutely no attention. He asked her if she worked on the same floor as him when they first encountered each other in the elevator at the workplace. They did, in fact, share a …
Real Wedding
Sheena and Aalok
Dentist Sheena met sports medicine fellow Aalok at lunch with a buddy they both had. Aalok texted Sheena, and for five years they commuted between Fort Lauderdale, Boston, and New York City while dating long-distance. Aalok leased out a rooftop in New York City and invited both families for the proposal. He made his marriage proposal as Ed Sheeran’s song …
Real Wedding
Sai Shanmukhi and Sai Susheel
College students Sai Shanmukhi and Sai Susheel collaborated on a project for class. When they decided to pursue a master’s in the USA 1.5 years later, it was pure happenstance that brought the two of them together. They were searching for one another by the time we arrived in the USA, and they both grew closer as a result of …
Real Wedding
Nishil and Priya
At the University of Central Florida in 2009, Priya Patel, a Physician Associate, first met Nishil Patel, a Doctor. They started dating a few years after meeting at a private movie screening through mutual friends. In April 2021, while on vacation in Hawaii, Nishil asked Priya to marry him at the top of a mountain. They received assistance from Signature …
Real Wedding
Kimberly and Manuj
Manuj Rattan, a doctor, and Kimberly Pais, a pharmacist, became friends while they were students at the University of Michigan. Kim liked Manuj right away, but their first conversation didn’t happen until after Kim moved in with Manuj’s sister, Juhi. In December 2013, they went on their first date with Juhi and began dating. While Kim was dressed as her …
Real Wedding
Karima and Yasir
Ten years ago, Karim and Yasir met at Twilio, where they are still employed today. They were both teammates on the same squad and were attracted to one another right away. After returning from a business trip, Yasir relocated back to the area, and Karim made the first move. After she arrived at her Dublin home, they had nonstop FaceTime …
Immigration News
Day 1 CPT, is it for me?
As an international student pursuing your studies in the US on an F-1 visa, Curricular Practical Training (CPT) can be a fantastic way to get immediate work experience in your field and even earn a paycheck. CPT is a job training program run through your international student’s office that allows students to participate in off-campus employment, internships, or other types …
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