About the Book: Being Sheela: The Life Journey of an Immigration Lawyer
A young mother separated from her children for eight long years; a man facing
deportation after being mistaken for a terrorist; a woman forced to endure
domestic violence so that she can retain her right to remain in her adopted
country... These are just a few among the thousands of people whom Sheela
Murthy-lawyer, entrepreneur and philanthropist-has helped to overcome injustice,
dispossession and legal tangles, so they may live a life of dignity in an
increasingly challenging world. With insightful detours into her eventful
growing-up years, the book follows her journey from India to