[Assam] author on US work visa legal? US-India school edu comparing

[umesh sharma]

Dear All,

I have been thinking of writing a book or article or booklet (anything which makes sense and pays some money also) comparing school education in India and USA. That was the topic of my proposed research topic when I applied to Harvard for PhD (while I was in India) but somehow it has become a more personal interest for me. I am now working with top US students coming from USA's top schools and still not that many years since I was working with students in Indian schools - so perhaps ideal time for writing something on this relevance.

I do not know if someone in US would be interested but perhaps in India (and in other nations of India's stature) it would be of some interest. Everyone wants to learn what is happening in the world's top technology nation. How is the education there different there. Ofcourse it might be difficult to replicate a Harvard or an MIT in India or SOuth Africa but perhaps (like Oprah's school in South Africa) it is not that difficult to create futuristic schools in "emerging economies."

My question is that if I am here in US on a US work visa allowing me to work for only work employer - am I allowed to write a book and garner the revenue proceeds from it.  One of my Harvard seniors from Kenya wrote a book published by National Geographic - while he was student at Harvard - but perhaps he was already on Green Card (still single though) having lived in US for over 18 years. How does it work for someone on US work visa (H1)?

Umesh
 

Umesh Sharma

Washington D.C. 

1-202-215-4328 [Cell]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)




www.gse.harvard.edu/iep  (where the above 2 are used )
http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/



http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/
       
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