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I came to the United States on August 29th, 1979 via O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. I was the bearer of Indian passport # K954J26, issued by Mr B. Saha (Public Relation Officer), on 7/21/1976 at Regional Passport and Emigration Office, Calcutta, India. I had a an American Student F-1 Visa # 011165, issued by Mr Thomas F. Calhoun (American Consul), on 8/13/79, by the Consulate General of the USA, in Calcutta, India. I was to attend Junior Community College at Springfield College, full-time till 1981, graduate and then attend a regular College and University, for higher education. These were the educational plans, that I had discussed & finalized with Mr Thomas F Calhoun, before being issued a non-immigrant F-1 student-visa.
In Springfield, capitol of the state of Illinois, I met other successful Indian-Americans, through Dr Lalit K. Sinha (Agricultural engineer), who hails from
Mallehpur, Bihar, my ancestral home. Dr Lalit Sinha is well acquainted with our family in India. Dr Sinha has found success,
prosperity, like other Indian-Americans living in the US, through hard work And determination. Their kids are well-educated, with the eldest
son Dr Raj Sinha, who is a board certified plastic-surgeon with the SIU Medical School. I went to a couple India Associaton parties with Dr
Lalit Sinha And family and met other prominent Indians, mainly physicians such as Dr Tewari (Microbiology professor), Dr Subhas Choudury
(Pediatics professor), Dr Adarsh Kumar (Dermatology professor), Dr Muktesh Mehra (Neurology), Dr Ramayya (Anesthiology), Dr Bala K. Manium
(Neurology), Dr Reddy (Anesthiology), Dr Dutta (Nephrology), Dr Singh (Psychiatry), ..and Dr Prasant Nandi (Sociology), Dr Basu (Economics),
Dr Purswani (Electrical Engineering), etc, etc I did not visit any of these Indians at their residence, but met them either at their offices
or dinner parties. Dr L Sinha and Dr S Choudury are the only Indians whose home I visited on special occassions, as I knew them better.In the summer of 1981, I had to move from the Springfield College Dormitory, to a city apartment as the Dormitories were being leased to St Johns School of Nursing students. I was short of funds and called Dr Kumar, who had offered to help earlier. He loaned me $100.00 & said not to worry about it. I even called Dr Choudury and he gladly loaned me $200.00. I thanked them. Next year in the summer of 19982, I was again, in need of some funds, as I had been fired from my job. This time I just called Dr Choudury & pleaded with him that if he could help me once again, I would repay him back. Dr Choudury, gave me a brotherly lecture, that I was not studying well at the College and had only C average. There was no way, that I could get into a Medical College. I told him that I was going to college full-time & also working full-time (40 hrs/ week). As a result, my grades were not very good. He said that I should not be drinking too much beer & chasing after women, as that was the main reason, my academics were unsatisfactory. He even advised me to get into Computer Science. I told him, that if he would help me pay my rent for 2 months, I would not only repay him; but I would also, never ever ask him for any financial assistance. I think he then loaned me another 300$ I was a little bit embarrassed. I had great respect for Dr Choudury. He even told me not to worry about the loan get serious & finish my College & get a well-paying job. I told him that I was planning to join the Officer Training School in the US Navy / US Air Force to become a Fighter-Pilot. I still owe Dr Choudury about $500 & Dr Kumar $100 I do'nt owe any money to anyone, other than my Dad and Mom in India (educational loan). I am serious !!
AFTER 1982, I STOPPED VISITING THEM, AS MY EDUCATIONAL PLANS DID NOT MATERIALIZE AND I WAS ALSO EMBARRASSED, AS I HAD GOT MARRIED !! I also kept away from the Indian Community and started concentrating on my education and career. It was a struggle as I always encountered bad luck. The Indians may have thought that I never cared about them, as I stopped visiting everybody. I even stopped all communications with my family in India as I never had anything new & exciting to tell. I was humble & polite and never ever said anything derogatory, about any Indian in Springfield, Ill. I JUST KEPT AWAY FROM THEM, BECAUSE I WAS STRUGGLING & EMBARRASSED. I liked them all. (The only difference between myself & these successful Indians was that they all had a DOCTORATE degree; were well estabilished & I was just begining my life in the US. I also come from a good, reputable, upper-middle-class Hindu family.)
Later in the 1990's, I learnt that these Indians enquired & investiagated about me with the Government of India, to find-out if I was runaway from home / whether my Dad was employed as a Pilot with Indian Airlines, etc. Not only that, these Springfield Indian residents, had the IRS raid our house in Calcutta, India, to find whether my Dad had illegal black money stashed at home. My Dad made a good salary (Rs 5000/month) at Indian Airlines, by flying overtime in hazardous conditions to unpopular destinations. He always kept his money in State Banks & paid his taxes yearly on time. He invested wisely and had money invested in different legitimate companies. Infact due to my Dads investment frenzy; we were unable to rent a large bungalow & live in an upper-class style. We had everything, except a large house & extra cash at home.
My Dad co-operated with the IRS and explained them everything to the detail. He even contacted Indian Prime Minister Mr Rajiv Gandhi, who was a former Indian Airlines Pilot and with whom my Dad had good acquaintance! The IRS apologized and dropped all charges. But this incident tainted my Dads professional flying career & he suffered consequently. RESPECTFULLY, I DO NOT WANT ANY OF THESE INDIANS, DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL EITHER IN THE US OR IN INDIA. I DO NOT WANT THEM TO ENGAGE IN THE DRUG BUSINESS (COCAINE). They have all worked hard for years in the US and in that process, earned & saved couple of millions $ each. They have invested wisely & bought expensive homes & other property in India. I am proud of them & I want them to make an honest-living. I HAVE BEEN MAKING A LEGAL, HONEST, HARD-WORKING LIVING, AS OF TODAY (2/22/2013). In fact, I have not made a descent salary, for the last 25 years, since I graduated from the University of Illinois in 1987. IT WILL BE VERY UNFAIR, IF THESE PEOPLE GET TO ENGAGE IN THE DRUG BUSINESS EITHER IN THE US OR IN INDIA. I do not want especially Dr Kumar & family and Dr Mehra & family dealing drugs in the United States or in India. They are respectable Indian Physicians & I would love for them, to stay that way.
In Dec' 1988, I was accused of some criminal acts at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine's, Memorial Hospital, but not convicted
in court. I was not arrested, but just terminated & told by the people to go to the hospital & see Dr Mary Ann McRae or I would have to live like
this forever. This completely ruined and stopped my further career development in the United States. The irony was that I never knew that this
had occurred at the hospital & had to find out practically everything from the people talking around me in Springfield. Can you imagine, all people
talking around you, that you have done something to someone ? You don't know as to what it is & have to listen with attention, to learn more. I
heard everything in whispers around me in Springfield, Illinois. The people thought that I knew all this that had happened, but in reality I had
no clue, as to what had happened & where and to whom ? All this I had to find out using my own judgement & intelligence, from what I was HEARING
from the people in Springfield. In the beginning, it was exciting & mystifying but later on it became very painful as 8 years went by and I was
unable to do anything constructive in my life; as I could not go & see Dr Mary Ann McRae at Memorial
These few Indians had me watched real close, on my last 2 visits to India. No matter where I went; whether in an aeroplane or a train or a car
on the highway; I was closely followed & observed. I behaved very well with those Indian operatives. I have been investigated all these years
for nothing. I am a law-abiding citizen and have not engaged in any illegal activity in the United States. These Indians got carried away and
believed whatever people told them in Springfield. They all have said negative things about me and I have suffered because of their vote. Not
only that, then they all travelled to New Delhi, India, to investigate about me & in that process met Indian politicians & senior Armed Forces
Officers, as if the security of India was compromised. They all got to meet India's elite. IT IS I WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN THIS REWARD AND HONOR BY
THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS & THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT. The people were greatly touched & moved, as I did not say nothing to what had happened
in Springfield. They all began to admire India even more & decided that India should be given everything that it has been denied. I SIMPLY CAN
NOT MENTION EVERYTHING THAT I WAS OFFERED, ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (including my reward), IN THIS WEBSITE, AS IT CAN BE VIEWED BY
PRACTICALLY ANYONEIronically, the Indian Medical Community, had learned from other hospital staff, as to what had occurred that 'tragic night' at Memorial Medical Center. But they had heard a different, cooked-up-version of the event, from SIU Medical Faculty & other Staff. The Indian doctors were led to believe that I knew Dr Mary Ann McRae, from before & I was not going to see her, because I was scared & frightened as I had molested her. But in reality, I never knew who she was & what she looked like ? I had to use my intelligence & find out the correct information, from what I was hearing ! Many of these people, were purposely trying to confuse me with wrong information, so that I would say or act inappropriately They were all hired by SIE Medical staff/family and Illinois State Department officials. This was an example of a well controlled 'psychological warfare' conducted on me, to completely destroy my mind & will-power ! NO WONDER, I WAS UNABLE TO WALK AROUND THE HOSPITAL, TRYING TO FIND/LOCATE 'Dr Mary Ann McRae' I was in a complete state of shock, fear, bewilderment, curiosity ................ I was in a trip !!! I cannot explain it simply in words.