To H-1B or Not to Be is a coming of age story of a young ambitious Indian student and must read for youth who have a dream to go to United States for education or work. The next goal for any student is to get an H-1B visa and permanent residency to stay there forever. But the path is not easy and it often comes with a price and the author makes a successful attempt of telling an intriguing tale which is based on real characters, situations around author's life in the United States. The protagonist in this book has to go through a lot including losing the lives of his loved ones in his pursuit for H-1B and Green Card. This is a dilemma faced by a lot of professionals whether H-1B visa and permanent residency are worth the pain and a life away from your loved ones. Also their entire youth is spent waiting for the permanent residency which in some cases is as long as their lifetime. The author of this book grew up in Indore and went to United States in 2000 as a student. Currently, he works for a large Defense Contractor in United States as an Information Technology Executive. He is the son of Mr. Amrat Dev (a successful Industrialist) and Dr. Mona Dev who have been residents of Indore for 70 years.