Caption: Subsidies aren't enough. Farmers have to buy a major chunk of their requirements from privately owned shops, where their expenses are substantially higher. © Surya Sen
T Minus A Month
It's tax season. In a month's time the IRS will be expecting your paperwork. Have you filed yet? It's painful, I know, but it has to be done. For the last couple of years, I have had Vijaya Muzumdar at Taxolution help me out. Her clients are mostly artists and freelancers and so she knows how we operate and where and how to legally get money back.
The great thing about her is her prompt responses when we call. And unlike other tax consultants who bill by the hour, Vijaya is always available to connect with throughout the year. As circumstances are bound to change, it's great to have such a wonderful and pleasant resource to clear your doubts and sleep better at night.
Vijaya doesn't have a web site – something that I hope changes soon – but her contact information is: 908-276-0150. Please tell her TIFFINBOX sent ya.
If you haven't got your act together, with invoices and receipts from 2004, you may want to check in with her about getting an extension. If you owe the IRS, you will end up paying a small percentage as a fine, but that's better than not getting it done at all.
I suspect this sounds like an infomercial, but trust me Vijaya hasn't asked me to plug her business. I wouldn't recommend anybody if I wasn't genuinely thrilled or impressed with what they had to offer.
Down To Earth, 7 of 10
Caption: At a mandal office of Obuladevara Chervu, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, farmers queue for groundnut seeds. Each farmer can get a maximum 120kg of seed, this is not enough. Each hectare of land requires 144kg. In many such offices, agricultural officers have been beaten up for lack of subsidised seeds. © Surya Sen
Asian American Literary Awards
Each year, The Asian American Writers' Workshop honors outstanding achievement in Asian American literature through the Annual Asian American Literary Awards. Now in their eighth year, the literary awards are again taking submissions for eligible works in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction.
The postmark deadline for submitting work is Friday, April 22, 2004. Please read through the guidelines below to see if your work is eligible.
Books may be nominated by literary agents, publicists, or authors. All entries must be accompanied by an application form. To download an application, please check this page.
To find out more about the literary awards, visit the AAWW website.
Men In The Movement
Sakhi, Breakthrough & The New School present a screening of the film MAYA on March 18, 2005, 6:00-9:30 p.m.
“Maya is a powerful film by filmmaker Digvijay Singh that depicts community silence around violence against young girls – and the power of a young boy’s questioning. We look forward to your participation in a stimulating discussion on the involvement of men in the movement to end violence against women.”
The movie will be shown at 66 West 12th St (between 5th and 6th Avenues) Room 407. This is a FREE! event, though seating will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Men in the Movement to end Violence Against Women, a discussion moderated by Sunita Mehta, Founder of Women for Afghan Women will include the following speakers: Jon Gilgoff, Educational Alliance and Joe Samalin, Break the Cycle
This event is co-sponsored by Sakhi for South Asian Women, The New School, Lifetime TV’s “Stop Violence Against Women Week”, and Asia Society.
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