“
Being Sheela” is a biography of Sheela Murthy, an immigration lawyer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist based in Maryland. It charts her journey from a childhood in the bosom of a middle-class, military family in India, to a highly successful career as a Harvard-trained lawyer in the United States.
Author Adithi Rao beautifully brings to life the dynamics inside families – Sheela’s own as well as her husband’s, highlighting the unique qualities and subtleties of relationships, while exploring the conflicts and ambiguities within what are clearly very loving families.
Sheela’s personal story of growing up in a family of three high-achieving sisters (two of them are doctors), is a delightful tale weaving together the charms and challenges of Indian middle-class life.
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February 21, 2021 08:05 IST
A biography of the successful lawyer Sheela Murthy also provides a peek into the lives of those caught in America’s complex policies
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A biography of the successful lawyer Sheela Murthy also provides a peek into the lives of those caught in America’s complex policies
It is fitting that a book on a highly successful immigration lawyer, who began her practice in the U.S., was published during a polarised election campaign in which immigration was a key issue.
Adithi Rao’s
Being Sheela is not only about the life of Sheela Murthy, founder of the Murthy Law Firm, philanthropist and entrepreneur; it is equally about the anxieties of a people waiting to be accepted in another country they call home. Rao goes beyond writing a biography by also including stories of how families suffer while traversing America’s knotty immigration policies. The theme underlining the book is the American Dream, which has been lately under thr