Vikram asked me this question today and it prompted me to start this blog. Not sure how much I can document and write my thoughts, but at least there will be one posting (this one) :D
Returning to India is much tougher than leaving India for first time - which I did 5 years before. The more you stay away from your home/country/friends/relatives/culture/life it doubles the gap!! Wonder why? It's because you create all of that at your new place. Leaving all that you have earned here home/country/friends/relatives/culture/life and getting back to what you have left 5 years ago takes more strength than anyone thinks.
I came up with a list of things that I thought before I made myself certain that I am heading back.
Why?
When?
Life in US Vs Life in India
How happy I will be here Vs in India
Career oppurtunities that I loose by leaving US Vs new career growth I make in India
Moving away from friends here (half of may eng class is here) Vs searching/making new friends in India (as of today - there is hardly any of my classmates whom I am in touch with)
How much of all correlates to my family's happiness Vs if I stay back here.
Finance
Of all these questions, probably WHEN was the easiest to answer in broader terms. I was certain since the inception of my thought of R2I that I want to return after 2 years of my last India visit and before I get married, which rounded upto my current R2I date Mar 18 (give or take 20 days - Feb 28 to Apr 8). I know its a long range spanning on 3 calendar months, but I am still not able to zero it down.
Mar 18 is 217 days Or 7 months, 4 days from today
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4 comments:
Thanks for the prompt action dude...
Look forward to reading more..
Keep writing and helping others :)
Will try to....Kishore been asking for this...but I am just lazy enough to write..
Sometimes writing helps out take out confusion...so it might be helpful..
Nice!! khudh tho kabhi blog likh nahi paya par don ko motivate kar paya ;-). I hope this blog will start a new wave and more and more NRI's start thinking about going back :-P
haha wave from my words...I am not intending for anything like that. This will be just for few who I know, that way I can express easily.
Thx..
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