Chakk De AmericaLanding, settling, staying

Writers

Everything on Chakk De America is written by a named person. These are them.

Editor

Ishaan Kaushik

Ishaan edits Chakk De America and has moved countries twice, badly the first time.

43 articles

Deputy editor

Radhika Venugopal

Radhika writes about arrival and the first months, and keeps a list of everything she wishes she had known.

16 articles

Immigration writer

Tarun Balakrishnan

Tarun explains how statuses and filings fit together without pretending to be a lawyer.

14 articles

Careers writer

Sheetal Rane

Sheetal writes about hiring, offers and the unspoken rules of American offices.

15 articles

Money writer

Nikhil Sarpotdar

Nikhil covers credit files, banking and tax for people starting from a blank record.

22 articles

Contributing writer

Amrita Chellappa

Amrita writes about food, festivals and the parts of settling that no form covers.

15 articles