How is it moving back to India from abroad? Honest confessions
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- 10 years back, I had moved to USA for my masters but there were a few things that made me come back and settle in India.
Lot of people wonder if they will ever be able to come back once they move abroad.
In this video, I am talking about the pros and cons of coming back to India from USA as honestly as possible.
CONS :
01:04 - Money and success does not come easy in India
01:53 - Paperwork and lack of professionalism
02:23 - Hard to network
03:29 - Quality of life
PROS :
04:14 - Being close to family
05:11 - Visa anxiety
06:21 - Cheaper Healthcare
07:41 - Indian food
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Lived in Toronto for 6 years and then made the decision to come back home to Kerala. Best decision ever for all the reasons that you mentioned in the vid
Kochi?? Sir
Lmao randians can't wait to leave india in billions and then there's you an expection. Damn 👏🏻
Keralite
@@abdulraihan6536 nee evidaya??
I didn’t the same went to canada in 2015 and left after 6 years
Many years ago, I read somewhere that emigrating means you become a stranger in 2 countries simultaneously: the country you emigrate TO, and the country you emigrate FROM. Something to think about BEFORE emigrating.
*Immigrate
Exactly
Yes this stranger feeling and such a so called cool things can be a hazardous to mental fitness and because it leads to Loneliness in such a many of programs during life. 🎉 So i wish k apne family k sath pura life enjoye krne ko mile and utna earn kr saku jisse meri basic necessities Roti, Kapda and Makan ho sake....
OR you can twist argument and enjoy positive aspects of both counties ..ie money and lifestyle in US , and food , family in India travelling few times in a year .
Before jumping boat _ think about jumping from frying pan to the fire!
I think I moved back to India around the same time as you (2013). The best thing about India is peace of mind. Life is laid back and all the anxiety, loneliness, depression is gone. There is absolutely nothing in the world which can compensate for mental sanity and peace. Are there issues in India? Sure! Which place doesn't have issues. But I guess its our duty as Indians to network and participate in cleaning India bit by bit.
Great and true. we just need to find a way because we are 150 crore peoples and we can make anything.
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT - And that very thing will give you not only health but longevity better than US.
What a joke 😂
@@ranjitsumati27 The best part? I had pretty high blood sugar and cholesterol in the US. Both are gone now. So yes you are right about the health part and also longevity.
@@Value_Pilgrim THANK YOU for confirming in agreement. Good Luck and hang in there where you are and if you can try to save Mother India from Americanization which the current King is facilitating, by educating people of India about the LUNACY for US immigration.
In India, MONEY TALKS more than any other country I have seen :)
Been in the UK for 15 years now. I used to visit India every few years for a month. However. Last year I spent 6 months in India and I didn't want to come back to UK. Family, food, culture and all of them aside India has changed a lot in the last 6-8 years. The digital transformation has been incredible. I have a Cybersecurity consultancy in UK and I can pretty much run it from anywhere. Thanks to Jio. If all goes to the plan in the next couple of years we intend to move back to India and spend a couple of summer months in the UK every year. For now, I need to make more money to execute that plan. I am 37 now and I would like to spend my 40s and the rest on the motherland.
Wow awesome. I have similar plan but can't stay india that long I don't think because I left india when I was 9. But it'll be good to run my business anywhere and be free 😊
Ambani is waiting for you sir 😂
Please hire me 😊
Above all, for me (I came back and had H1B), I have realised I have inherent love for India, our people, culture, language, hospitality and what not. I have started realising it more as I am getting older that in general people are very open and loving here no matter which part of country you are in. We are age old civilisation and there is a reason we are still standing.
Second, I realised that no matter how much time I spend in the US, deep down I will still have that feeling that I am not from here and I don’t look like American, don’t speak, eat, wear like American ( they are good in their own way) and I may feel secondary here. I didn’t want to feel that way all my life. Happy Indian 😊…
Highly agree. Everyday I wakeup I feel I am on vacation and tomorrow I will go back and feel home. Having grown in India makes it hard to feel settled mentally in US/CANADA. I am in Canada btw.
Agreed with you 😊Iam here 38 years and feel same secondary. Problem is there’s no ancestral 🏡 or anything to go back either. Just hanging in between.😮
Yes if you celebrate Diwali and holi in US then obviously you won't feel American. You need to do American things to assimilate but Indians try to remain Indians while being in the US. Then it becomes hard.
I personally agree.After all now East or West India is BEST.Why? Modiji had done lot favorable things.
I am not Indian, I am Croatian-Luxembourgish who recently moved to the US. Even though Croatia has its own problems, I am realising quality of life is much better in Europe than the US. US is great if you want to get rich but money is not #1 priority for me and already planning to move back to Europe in a couple of years or sooner if I get laid off (working in tech). Great video, good luck and all the best in the future!
Yes you are right. I am an Indian staying in Ireland for 10 years now and I could say Europe is a beautiful garden. Nice people, not rude as in UK or USA. Quality of life is very good in Europe compared to Australia. Climatewise good compared to Canada.
All the best for your future endeavours.
USA has to work hard so it can provide assistance to Europe, Africa and Asia. Why no one is admitting to excellent things about the USA i.e justice, equality liberty, freedom of speech, law and order, retirement and social security benefits, an equal share of properties for women, Fee food, cash and house assistance for the poor, help for the handicapped and elderly, no corruption and pursuit of happiness qualities in the USA. Plus, you don't have to run around, asked for help and bribe if you want to have work done
@@sabrinakhan8217 that I saw when india began to grow and hundreds of world leaders visited India in 2008. What USA did is they orchestrated Mumbai attacks and 200 innocent people were shot down in Mumbai streets done by CIA agent David Coleman Headley. Also now when India has massive growth and expansion, what they did is they just used some research results and trying to destroy Asia last richest man Adani. Because soon he will overcome Elon musk
@@sabrinakhan8217 Equality, freedom, law & order, etc. Ask a black or Hispanic person about them. Don’t get lyrical there! As with everything, there are good and ugly sides.
Lesson: between age 25-45when u r young and hv energy to work, western cities are ok, to buildup ur wealth. But once u cross 50, when u value all the other critical matters like family, health, food and culture, slower life, India seems the better option😁
What about parents
@@madanmohan3541 when one is 50, the parents wd be in their late 70s. Ideal time to return home country to give them company.
@@madanmohan3541i think about that too
at 50 how we can't move our kids back .. they will be in high school or in college .. ?
Very much true and practical. Same thoughts on my mind.🫡
Thank you very much for sharing your experience.. It will really help me to take my decision. I came to Ireland at the age of 22 almost 12 years ago. My children are still little, so I think its a plus. Earned enough. Everything is good here still something is missing. Very depressing during winter months. I hate cold. I missed so many important family functions, festivals etc. I am planning to move back to Bangalore next year. We have very good family support. Wish me luck.🙂
Bangalore has become a maddening place now. Although weather ia still great.
@@leonfit1131 Yeah, traffic is hectic there.
@@leonfit1131 i know bangaluru since 1970.
It used to be called "retirees paradise." For its weather and peaceful relaxed living in sync with nature.
But not now. Even weather is maddening now. There is utter chaos in everything and everywhere in bangalore.
Please I requesting you don’t move back..u will regret
@@pareshprajapati3282 you are scaring me now🥺
It’s been exactly 12 years I moved back to India, one important point u missed, it feels home anywhere u go, it’s our people. I’ll take the crap but it should feel home, my son travels to US once a year to visit my sister and her kids he always says he doesn’t want his kids to grow up in America, He’s 23 he’s leaving for masters but he’s looking for career opportunities in india he’s also an American citizen. This dec I travelled to US after 12 years initial 2days I was in a thought process if I made a mistake but after seeing my sister I felt I made the right decision, but my sister loves America she can’t imagine her life out off America its about our personalities. I atleast made a visit to America my wife doesn’t even want to visit America and the irony is we are all American citizens and we were successful in US. This is personal my take on this issue I might be wrong but coming back was the right decision for our family.
👍👍 with all its flaws and chaos.. India still feels home.. ❤️
And with all its positives .. we would always be a second citizen
Being USC and holding US passport it self takes away many hurdle that indian citizen travelling US will have to deal with
Lmao "our people" where Brahman terrorist kill Indian children for drinking from water pot lmao
It's all about the roots. They tug you
@@georgej7141 yes we belong to plant family...we have roots
I returned to India after spending more than 25 working years abroad . The transition was easier once I made the decision to accept the reality of life in India and stop comparing with life outside India. Also, by focusing on what I can give instead of what I can get, I am beginning to understand that, in this dance between me and my country, India will change me more than I will change India. Thank you for this video.
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I too returned after 22 years for family reasons. I agree that one can be very happy as long as one does not compare consciously to chevk if one made the right decision. Subconscious comparisons occasionally are unavoidable.
@@gauravipal9518 almost everyone returns only for family reasons. But if you look at the comments in this video, everyone is pretending as though they were held against their will in the US for decades - that’s just crap. If someone really wanted to, they could have come back. It is obvious that if one has stayed decades in the US/ abroad, what their actual preference is.
As they say, actions speak louder than words.
@@mohamedfaizan9844 well honestly I have visited abroad only twice till now, and they way I had to hang on to my passport, I will prefer staying and moving around in my India than anywhere else..
Edit: and i am not even mentioning food, weather, medical, language barrier ( in Europe and Middle East), cultural barrier...here. and what about those reserved behaviour of the foreigners esp whites. You do feel excluded.
Yes, Money is the only thing that makes Abroad is little attractive but the cost of living is also high there!
Fantastic summary! This helped so much - ‘Wherever you are, you need to compromise on some things, so choose your priorities’
Glad it was helpful!
True 🙏
Being an NRI, I can relate to everything that you said. The India of today has changed so much that living in USA sometimes feels like a forceful decision/punishment. There is nothing that can make you feel privilege about staying in the US. You can grow successful here faster than in India but it comes with a price. You need to trade off all good things that India has to offer.
It is said that by 2025, there will be a flow of NRIs back to India. thsi is because Australia, US, UK, Ireland, Canada all are going to recession with huge rent and mortgage, but not much salary increase. But India is growing. Todays union budget allocated 10 trillion for development.
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Go back
India has no good things... It's only good if you're a hindu.... And being hindu sucks... Hindu culture is one of the most corrupt culture in the world.
@@vimalandrew2008 haha Indians are moving illegally to these lands.. and i can assure you that by 2025 it will be triple the numbers... Lol
This was a great video!! I’m 20 years old and came to US 2 years ago at the age of 18. Of course, if I plan to stay in US, I will be earning more in the future and easily attain financially stability as compared to India.. but the life satisfaction that comes from staying with family is one of the main reasons I’m considering going back next year.
Plus I think I’ll be happier in India even if that means I have to struggle a few years to become financially independent!
Yes, that's what I'm gonna do next year. My main goal was to learn, network, have an international experience & perspective to things. Hence I was living here in the West till now. But next year me & my family are moving back to our beautiful motherland.
Absolutely💯💯just for money people miss on so many things like small joys of life
In India also we are achieving financial stability quite early in life
You are young now, so you are thinking in this manner - I did too. But when you have kids of your own, you will want to give them the best opportunities. At that time if you have decided to go back, you will regret it. Speaking as a parent who did the same thing.
@@mohamedfaizan9844 when your living in abroad the problem always starts when we have kids that’s what stops you from setting in India coz of commitments they are a huge responsibility otherwise we do well financially when we are in India too if child free & people with kids in India are also doing great & providing them the best possible life & still surviving it’s all about once mindset😊
I love India, I’m a Brit and travel there regularly for both work and pleasure. A dynamic country indeed.
Britain looted $45 trillion worth of money and resources from India in 200 years of British rule. India's artefacts are still present in British museums.
Everything said and done, India is not just about earning money and achieving success in career, it’s a complete fulfilling journey of life, it’s a feeling, can’t describe in words, the words success and achievements means a whole lot different in India, can never think of staying in some other country far away from my people❤
Having citizenship makes it easier to move to India. With an assurance that you can comeback anytime.
Well said 🙏🥰
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Well said @praveensingh9733! People are desperate to move to overseas when their own home is rich in everything! What else would you need... I should be honest that people in Australia are racist. They think they know it all but in reality they know nothing! Telling other migrants how to live their lives. Indians should know that they are smarter they don't need advise from people who are lazy, not hard-working and just love to live on government dole! I love my country India! INDIA IS GREAT❤❤❤
@@sukhvirb7684 do you understand that your comment is self contradictory.
I am working in NY a US citizen and yes after 22 yrs I am planning to move back. Your point about healthcare is the one that made me make my decision in 18. It’s great in most cases not all but too expensive and hard to get appointments especially with Drs hvg good reviews.
Thanks for sharing, wish you the best
Oh noooooo
@sachinpondi Thanks for sharing 👍 but did you think of moving to Dallas or Austin or a smaller city with better Healthcare before moving to.India? Healthcare system is so screwed up.and expensive in the US. Soon people will lose Medicare and other benefits too in their retirement.
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@@hotelcalifornia715 I agree with living in NYC is tough. But if one live in the southern states like Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, Tampa etc. , the quality of life and the bang for the buck is way better. And the weather is like India. I live near Atlanta, Georgia. It actually feels like home, lots of Indians here, we can afford big houses and great lifestyle unlike in NYC. NYC is fun if you are young but it is not a place to raise family or retire.
I stay in india because my guru stay here and my parents stay here. And spiritual journey that we take and spiritual support we get in india is no comparison with any other country.... India is altogether a mystical masters world for me compare to any other countries in the world
@@thebobbysisters if u dont distinguish between what is religion and what is being in spiritual path means obviously u r not from india.... Taking spiritual path means taking control over your life energies which western countries have no idea about... Please come and visit some really authentic spiritual places of india... U may understand
@@thebobbysisters Bobby a hindu guy!!! Birla school full of spiritualism... I understood where your childhood went wrong in kerala... Full of propaganda to make everyone as converted christians... A real spirituality doesn't need any caste , creed and place identity.. .. please open your eyes n see things as they are... I told please go to some authentic place ... U may understand... Not sure ... U may....
Good bobby live well...
@@thebobbysisters better people like u leave india... Preaching done by you by replying to my comment...
Bobby... Didn't you read the scriptures?
Many organisations like chinmaya mission, Gayatri pariwar, arya samaj, ISKCON don't follow traditional caste system...they will even give you brahman sanskar if you are qualified...
Open your eyes brother...see your motherland . Feel how lucky you are
It’s not about just money in usa. I enjoy things that money cannot buy in india. For example, less bureaucracy, no bribery to get my job done at the bank or any govt org, privacy bcoz neighbors are far away and not nosy, less noise pollution so i can think quietly etc. Of course i love india too for family, food, colorful life, spirituality etc like you mentioned. I have traveled a lot being in the western world probably bcoz of having canadian citizenship very early in life and US later… to each their own! Good luck no matter what choice you all make!
Hv to visited Germany?
I can't tell you how grateful I am to you, for sharing this experience. I am living in Canada sacrificing so many things and what i get in return is Apathy..if I compare my life in India it was rich in experience and contentment..this video gives me courage to finally take my own decision too.. 🙏🙏
Thank you so so much for making me realise that the decision has to be yours and that..Heart is where Home is ...after this video im now not in two minds and clear that m moving back too 🙏🙏🙏 that too with Full Acceptance of my Motherland 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Absolutely right. I’m also in Canada and every day I’ve to choose whether I should pick my heart and move back to home but my husband,for him it’s impossible to live in india. And here I’m just hanging in half deprived and depressed
Hi same here. The prices are crazy, rent and mortagage so high we barely save anything and have to do all household work. Overall we are left with nothing and on top there is long depressing winters. Also u never fully feel integrated. You are always the 'other' esp if u don't have the perfect accent. We had a succesful business back in India and it seems like a mistake coming here. Suffering alone without family and getting virtually nothing out of this struggle.
@@wheathusk2499 can you share more light on why you told depressing winter. North India is also same about summer.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I realized I am not the only one who feels going back to India is the right option after being in Abroad. As you rightly mentioned all the countries have their own plus and minuses but finding peace and happiness is most important as it affects every small thing around us.
As far as i know maximum people shift abroad to earn good money if their national currency is low... But once experienced people start rethinking their choice to move abroad. But heard from many : abroad is good for holidays but life is best in India. We crave for money but at the end happiness matters which can not be earned from money......
Very beautiful last two lines
I disagree
USA is light years ahead of india
None of my friends came back
They own big villas and amazing cars
I think the golden rule is - go abroad at or before 25, make money until your kid turns 5 and then return back to India.
I hv been in the US now for over 22 yrs and at age 45, now i want to go back to India but my kid wouldn’t want to.
The biggest reason for me besides the ones you mentioned is domestic help. Here no matter what day of the year, you have to cook, do groceries, clean your house, iron your clothes - all by yourself.
I was fine doing all this when young but as you get older, these get on your nerve.
US is like quick sand, the more you feel like getting out, the more you start sinking.
Of course your kid wouldn’t want to. He grew up in the US, that is his country - how can you expect him to leave his country and come to a foreign land, just because he has ancestry there? It’s an unfair expectation and I would say blaming your children for no fault of theirs.
If you really mean what you say, you should have left when you started a family. But we all know why we stay abroad, so no need to pretend like it was a decision made against your will - you are solely responsible for it because you had your priorities. Which is perfectly ok - but this whole comment section looks like the US brought slaves in chains from India - It isn’t 17th century Africa, so pls stop self victimising.
How funny😂.. here i am glad to do all by myself if i can stay away from my emotional blackmailing, greedy toxic in laws and lazy sister in laws..
Jealous of you cuse for having a good family support in india..if i go to india, i ain’t getting any help but my work will be double since i also has to take care of my good for nothing in laws
@@mohamedfaizan9844If you tutor him properly from young age that USA is not his country and set his mind, then it’s possible. It depends on how you condition the mind of a person.
@@vamsikrishna3855 but that isn’t correct, right? If you’re born and raised in a country, you should be loyal to that country and not to your parent’s ancestry.
Imagine if say a child of a refugee from Bangladesh got Indian citizenship but still is loyal to Bangladesh because is father is from there - we would not accept that would we? Same for the US or any country.
@@mohamedfaizan9844 I entered US in 2016 while my first son was born in india in 2015, so he is not a citizen of US. Since my PERM is approved only recently a couple of years back, there is no hope in hell for me to get citizenship. So, Why should my first son be loyal to a country of which both he and his fathers are not citizens?
Secondly, my second son was born in 2021 and less than 2 years, by the time he is a major at 18 years, I will be 59 and how can I work in US with failing health at that age being anxious about VS visa and every time I lose a job(due to recession or others aspects). What is the point of teaching my second son to be loyal when his father due to his failing health may return back to India in about 10 years?
Bangladesh example works differently, we will come to that after we settle this issue.
I am a nurse,moved 5 years back in late 30s,struggled,stressful.
But I did my nurse practitioner school now working as a well accomplished Nurse practitioner,which I could never get in India,I worked in PGIMER,work culture is horrible and terrible, I love the work culture here and my kids are doing great in their studies.
To be honest,coming out of my comfort zone in India,gave me a opportunity to look at life through different angel,to look at me and my inside,what I am and what I want.
I always wanted to do audio narration and copywriting,which I never knew what it was in India,and here I got great opportunity to do and I am doing,in India I was not from rich family,so vacation were rare,but now we get to go for vacation twice a year,as there is no limit to work and earn so no limits for vacation,its like learning a new culture and leaving your life.
So far I am great.
I had full time maid in India but with all the extra demands and price,here we all know what who’s doing so less stress and no one is visiting me and saying your house is a mess and no one peeping inside me and my house
if you are poor, US is the best place to live, it gives you freedom and work opportunities that no other country can offer but if you are rich, you can literally live anywhere. Especially for nurse jobs its better to be in the west than in India or south asia coz pay rate barely enough to keep you afloat.
Thanks for providing great insight. You decision to come back to India makes sense. Wish you all the best !
Half my life I spent in India and the other half in the US. I agree with you completely. Fear and anxiety are the part of life of any H1B visa holders. We can live in peace in India.
I got diabetes because of that constant fear and uncertainty for years
I’m sorry but you are referring to the delayed paperwork that has caused this situation of uncertainty. It’s not about “peace in India”. If US gave you green card or citizenship on time, would you have chosen to come back to India for “peace”? I think not.
Same is the case for all Indians who have renounced their citizenship and received one successfully from other countries.
@@mohamedfaizan984490% of Indians don’t get green card. This is something they need to digest . Only 10,000 are naturalized every year from india. Back log is like a million. So most wont make it. Bear is to be grounded.
@@vamsikrishna3855 yes indeed that is the situation now. But now everyone on this comment section pretending like the decision to return had nothing to do with the backlog but using nationalism and family to justify it.
Are you moving back to India?
You have beautifully explained. I felt the same thing after staying in Muscat for 25 years. Came back to India in 2009 to take of both side parents and also to enjoy with our grand children…
I live in Canada since 2 years
I lost my peace happiness in no time here
Everything is good but without your family nothing is good especially when you get sick
I miss India even conditions are bad there but it’s our country I love to go back and live happily as I lived before.
Are you Goan or Manglorean?
What Americans and Canadians do when they get sick?
@@iambhavinpatel I mean, there are still doctors here. But usually people can heal without doctors, or take over the counter medications.
Bro i want to come Canada pls suggest me. Bro
@Sukanya Kavanooru marry a Canadian, that'll be thr fastest way.
OMG ! You just spoke my heart out. It’s been almost 5.5 years I have been out of India and I so agree how crazy it is ! Each country has its own pros and cons and you have beautifully summarised them :)
Good Decision Made ... Ditto sentiments. Happy 2023 @👍😊💝❗️
Good to know that you are from Indore. I am an indorian staying in USA from past 16 years. Planning to move back in near future. It would be my pleasure to connect with you sometime.
I am moving this year to India. This video is insightful. Home is home..
Refreshingly honest and objective assessment of both countries. Neither country or people were shown in a negative light, which is so good and very important.👍 Best wishes to you!
Totally agree and resonate with you.. thanks for expressing this🙏
I finished my educations in South India and spent over ten years there in High School. I do missed India a lots although I was born and raised in Thailand. I am Thai by birth and now live and retired in USA. I want to go back and visit India again in the near future. I loved Indian cultures. I loved Indian foods too.
Thanks for the videos , which give us some guidance! My husband is NRI and I am a German citizen. Having lived for more than 20 years in USA , we are relocating to HP India and are aware that we will face some obstacles in India . Keeping that in mind we will have to adjust regarding lifestyle changes . As we get older , especially for a Buddhist , India is the holly land and spiritual connections becomes more important . So I am looking forward to visit all the holly sites that Emperor Ashoka has built and visit many modern cultural and spiritual centers for an international audience…
According to the many comments, there are many people who are returning to India . Those people , who are looking for a “ paradise on earth “ will be disappointed to find one as we humans cause all the problems ! The good thing being a human is that we can also be the sources of the “ CHANGE” for the betterment of the common good, especially those who have experienced different countries and their cultures have a wider viewpoint. When one has positive life’s goals, one has happier life….
Totally agree with you!!! We have just moved in H.P in a small sleepy village called Seobagh. Kullu and have to adjust to more basic living conditions . But the nature is beautiful and local cultures are diverse and people are lay back. Manali is not far from this village and tourists are coming from all over India. It seems that with booming tourism comes also polutions by traffic, humans and trash they leave behind! If there are programs to protect the environment from these issues, this beautiful place can’t sustain for long…
@@ogathingo8885 yup you can build a cute small homestay as well❤
HP and Uttarakhand are heaven!
If you have sufficient funds, a basic car, a small but sufficient house, small market nearby, it's heavenly!! Also required is a loving partner!
Canada, Switzerland etc are only for the rich tourists
The most unbiased and well-rounded video. Loved it!
Great post! 42 years in the US. Pretty much settled here. All the best!
Wow You are Mature beyond your years ...Loved the story ..Home is where happiness is. Its different for each person based on priorities, needs, family situation, responsibilities....and each person has to do the calculus for themselves accept it and find ways to be Happy. Having been in the US for 40 years, the bonds of friendships, family have all weakened over time and space But every time I visit India I see the rapid progress, optimism and the drive of the people to do better, especially from the younger generation.
Great analysis! I moved from India almost 40 yrs ago and have lived in many countries in Europe and 25 years in California. Now retired in Italy with my Italian husband I love it here! Thankfully I chose to work in the travel industry so I was able to travel to India very often. I still miss India but honestly the quality of life in the west can’t be beat!
Couldn't agree more to each of your points. Lovely video.
Thank you for your time. No one would disagree with any of that you mentioned! I am going to come back to my home country too. I see more positive than negative in coming back.
Its a mixed bag . I came back to India in the year 2001 - the sweet call of the Country; yeh jo desh hae tera...later carrying on the dream to setup a 1000 people r&d & a manufacturing centre from grounds up as a first employee for a energy mnc ...( I remember the time when for six months i was in office day and night to set it up)..than now i moved to setup my own Startup and have done fairly well...but i will tell you apart from the love for the country and precious time with the family it is a struggle every day ! Your country misses to recognize your effort and people of science don't have society standing .Its only the money politics , cricketer and flimstars that steal the lime light and call the shots rest is all just trivial! Yet i love my country and would continue serving it.
I think you missed one of the biggest plus in India, getting Domestic help or even free deliveries and professionals visiting home. Convenience is best in India and time saved can be used in whatever you love doing!
True. Because of the huge population and Cheap labor you can get people to wash your rear end after you take a dump for as low as 1 rupee.
Yup I was about to comment the same . I don’t know how did she missed the most important aspect of our daily lives that adds to stress and fights with Spouse over those mundane activities
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You like to humiliate the labor class and feel superior, say it the way it is. Why no one is admitting to justice, equality liberty, freedom of speech, law and order, retirement and social security benefits, an equal share of properties for women, Fee food, cash and house assistance for the poor, help for the handicapped and elderly, no corruption and pursuit of happiness qualities in the USA. Plus, you don't have to run around, asked for help and bribe if you want to have work done
You do realise that it is precisely for this reason that we don’t have minimum wages and dignity of labour in India? It is human exploitation, and after coming to Europe and doing everything on my own, I understand that we have been very pampered in India and treated the labour class very unfairly. Here in Europe every profession is treated on par and nothing is below “status”.
Yeah, no doubt it makes life convenient, and to be honest I also miss it sometimes - but I know that we were wrong before and don’t plan to inculcate that habit in my son.
This feels so accurate, thank you!
Well said and very balanced. We agree with your viewpoint.
Well presented. At the end of the day, happiness is what we strive for in this world
Happiness is where your heart is.
I love retiring in Thailand and visitng India annually.
Please tell me more about it. Do u have family, how is life there?
Great video . From 2013 to 2023 ( 10 years) , I have been switching back and forth from US and India. Currently in US and planning to back in couple of months. Your video gave some good insight & decision making easy . There are some thing you need to loose and you need to decide what is important for you..Thanks Watched this video at right time
Very balanced narrative of the subject. Liked it.
Thanks for sharing your experience. To be honest your life experiences really helped me to take correct decision.
Glad it helped!
we are also thinking about moving back to india. your video inspired and guided me alot. thanks dear.😊
All the best
Good selection of points and well articulated. Spot on
So glad to get the perspective. In a way the 4 things that frustrated u can be an opportunity in disguise.
I built this perspective only after this was suggested by a Chinese entrapronure.
I hope to connect with like minded people and let me know if there are some forums already doing something, which I can be a part of. Learn and contribute in small ways
As an NRI in usa , I would like to add one more point which is “fresh food”.
everything is frozen over here specially vegetables and meat. Since I am from mumbai its difficult for me to get fresh fish, chicken and goat meat as well. They are all frozen and tastes horrible.
Where as in india we get to eat everything fresh ❤
fresh doesn't mean clean. In Indian fresh vegerables are ridden with pesticides. I would peesonally buy a farm in India and grow my own vegetables.
frozen food has zero nutritional value .
I lived for two years, I never felt at home. However bad in India I feel at home and safe.
But all the issues you mentioned are true. One more thing is the civil consciousness of our people, the insensitive way they drive and live, makes me wonder why our people can't behave in a civilized manner on the streets.. But again, hope that will improve some day.
Good or bad, home is home..
You have a LONG wait.
If you learn to be loving, joyful, peaceful within yourself, you’ll see the same in others. I say this from experience! And what better place than India to learn how to be so.
@@Nanananana127 So is that why Indians abuse their women, rape them, drag them and more? And then the religious violence!! Live in India? No thanks.
I agree that people can't behave in a civilized manner on the streets ( not only uneducated people but also educated people don't behave.)
Good for you. Proud that you made the bold move . Courage and Strenght is needed to make changes in finiteness of existence.
The experience so far you have penned it. And inspired enough to write about it. Stay well,stay close wether in India or Abroad.
Very good! Let me share my experience. I had returned to India after chucking away my Green Card. I was always surprised when people asked me why I came back; the answer was simple, it was home. I had never regretted for a single minute of returning to India. The key was never to look back. Don’t keep thinking about the life you left behind, but the life you are driving towards. No one drives a vehicle looking into the rear view mirror. The interesting thing was that the Uparwala had his own plans for me. The multinational company I was working for decided to transfer me to their corporate office in Paris. After few years there transferred me to the U. S. I am now a U. S. citizen. But, my heart is still in India. That corny saying that you can take an Indian out of India, but can’t take take India out of an Indian is not corny at all. Mera joota hai Japani, ye pantaloon Englishtani... phir bhi dil hai Hindoostani...
This not a reply, but an addendum to my earlier post. A few may ask if you love India so much, why don't you move back? Ah, I wish things were that simple. There a wife and children whose thinking may be different, and you might have lost many old friends and dear relatives back home to time. So, one silently suffers the long distance love and pangs of separation from the motherland.
Fake showing love for india and having us citizenship
@@shantanusrivastava5019 You can hold your opinion you like. My feelings towards India are not conditioned by comments like yours.
@@ratnakamal1Everyone has different opiniom my self a NRI spend 19 yrs in america got GC and having option for citizenship but I rejected all and return back India because my wife don't want her kids to become ABCD. I have seen many Indian origin americans got US citizenship and showing fake love for India like u.
@@shantanusrivastava5019 Who the hell are you to certify when someone’s love is fake or not. Just because you had returned to India should not give you such a superior attitude. Do you condemn millions of Indian diaspora as fake? I will argue with you any more. I remember the admonition ‘don’t argue with a fool and prove there are two.’
Thanks for sharing your journey and come back to our beloved India ❤
I was in US 1995 and had 2 H1B , one 1L1 and then 10yrs B1 Visa. I had an offer to have green card but I never accepted due to my mother country ❤ I lost my father when I was not even adult. So my mother took us all the journey to grow and have good education and the rest. So then I never ever accepted green card and finally came to India 2002. But yes I travel after that on B1Visa. ❤
You spoke what I have been thinking from a long time. Great video
spot on , you touched all the MUST topics.
I enjoyed returning to India after nearly a decade in the US although it took me some time to adjust. I realized many assumptions we make about India prejudicial to moving here are simply not true. After living abroad, I appreciate and value the life in India much better.
True. Once you move out, you value India more and realize how much you took for granted.
Exactly. As they say the grass is not always greener on the other say, it is greener where you water it. For anyone to leave India now when they have everything going for themselves in Bharat is just insanity.
Very well-articulated video 👌Moving back to India should not be just about earning money or physical comfort, but to achieve inner-peace and balance, which can be through various channels like family or food. India is the land of yoga, called as the yoga-bhoomi. There is more inner peace and mental peace. The west has more physical comfort to offer.
The video is correctly ended by saying choose your priorities and make compromises for achieving them. One always needs a change in life and although neither the East or West is perfect, one has to strive for happiness where we choose to live. ❣
India is also a punya Bhumi.❤
Very well explained... We moved to the US from India in 2002 and then moved back to India in 2012 and now in 2022 are back in the US... So... 10 years in US and then 10 Years in India and now back in the US... Many of your points are absolutely spot on and it really does not matter where you live as long as you see the glass as half full and enjoy life.. For people, deciding to move back to India or come to the US... both countries have their benefits... and depends on what you want... Happy Decision Making to all !
It’s all based on what you want. I visit in India very often from USA and plan to stay longer in future. Pros India 1) family 2) food 3) easy access to everything 4) domestic help … pros of USA 1) money 2) clean env 3) opportunities 4) better healthcare. Now there are cons in both countries but biggest is gun violence in USA. Everyday, there is shooting somewhere. I can live with small inconveniences in India. Btw, I’ve been in India since December and leaving in February
Healthcare in India is pretty good nowadays specially in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi , Bangalore etc
I doubt usa has better Healthcare. I have lots if health issues and watch lots of videos where a lot of Americans say how their Healthcare sucks on the internet. I live in Germany and it's not great here either. America surely doesn't have a clean environment everywhere. That is debatable. You might have good experiences based on where you have lived but it's hard to believe that US doesn't hv pollution and all the garbage they dump in other countries😅
Wait, so you came back to India to help youngsters to move to the US through Scholar Strategy. Aha, that proves right there that US holds a better future for youngsters than India. Did I miss a beat?
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She’s capitalising and that’s the most American thing anyone can do. But In all fairness, moving back to India is an early retirement for someone who’s successful in America. It’s also the equivalent of our parents saying ki “Retirement ke baad tumhari mummy aur main gaon mein chale jaayenge because vahaan apna pan hai”. And it really is the same thing.
@@anas1832 I think in the current scenario, the best thing to do is move o US when you are young(under 25), work for 10-15 yrs and build a portfolio of 1.5- 2 mill USD and come back to India. Of course this requires intelligence, hardwork, dedication and no frills lifestyle for more than a decade but its easy to do in US than in India. Currently, aoftware engineers make on an average 200k in tier A cities in US and you are easily save 50k per year. If properly invested, this could become 2 million in 15 yrs.
@@MrTeslaX Why come back to India? To show how "Indian" we are? And its a personal choice. It might be best for you to come back to India but not for everyone who finds life in the US much better in terms of work and other aspects.
@@RatishRam She tries to glorify India in one way and her business does the exact opposite - that's the irony Im referring to. And "contempt" is a strong word btw which I never used.
Good Excellent Explanation. Very Good.
Nice thoughts. Thank you for sharing 😊
Even i came back to India from UK 2 years back. And honestly I don’t think India is great. There’s so much shortcomings here. But something just didn’t feel right abandoning my country and running away.
Golden rule. Living in UK, always think of coming back to India. Or living in India always think of living in UK. Check answer
LOL, UK was the country which looted $45 trillion from India for 200 years. India's artefacts are still present in British museums. If India is not great, then what is UK?
Colonial rule had made India so much difficult because of the harderd mindset. So the younger generation need to change the mindset of population by various channels to create a free India. Please make your channel a platform to make change for good in India.
Colonial rule has nothing to do with it. Indians have not developed a professional attitude to things and their dealings with people. They are uncouth. This reflects badly on their culture and identity.
Precise and all admiration for sharing. Thank you.
The most honest video I have seen with very realistic views…
really loved this video.., exact same good and bad for me.. just replace the country with Canada.... being back in India ... I do feel many times that professional life is much better abroad than in India.. but professional life is not what you live for.. you can still make it fairly well here in your profession .. but other than that ...the freedom.. food, life without Visa anxiety, family, friends... weather.. tourisim as well...everything is good here in India.. and I feel started appreciating all of these things after my stints abroad... India is chaotic.. but still there is an air of freedom and the spice of life here which really makes India our home...
I am coming back from Germany to Bangalore and hence very relatable.
Really helpful to see your thought.
However Germany is different and having best work culture, health but Salaries are not as in US.
I have one point to add, whatever bad points counted are improving day by day. and India is having high contrast city by city. :)
Salaries have improved at least in Tech industry, looking at purchasing power of same, sometime value is higher than in western countries.
Work culture is something we need to bring awareness about , it is not improving.
You can also talk about "weather". I am coming back due to weather, food and family.
Indeed, thanks for sharing :)
Expect USA no country can match India .. After pandemic salaries have gone rapidly in USA mostly europe salaries cant match with india any longer
@@drbh6331 You are right in respect of salary.
But West Europe ( Germany/ Switzerland) are best for work culture. Layoffs of permanent employee is rare . Employee benefits are enormous.
I live in US and thought multiple times to move back. I am fine with little less salary as long as it covers my basic needs. My main reason to move is to be with my old parents. However having worked in India before and living in Mumbai, I was getting very little time to spend with my family due to not so great work culture. I used to spend 3 hours in traffic, 12 hours at office and was coming home only for dinner and sleep. I will still be moving in next couple of years to help my parents, but I am still unsure of how I will be making time for them.
@@acecala3576 work culture and traffic are struggle.
"Some" companies provide better work culture. and/or taking home near your office can solve the problem partially..
and even seeing your parents daily is good than seeing in 2 years.
Wonderful video thank you for sharing this, would like to understand more about the other challenges you had to face while moving back.
Thank u 🙏 I needed this. Also planning to return to India.
For me, the work culture, poor political system, and people's attitude scare me to move back to India, but the gun violence and the fear of losing India forever are the facts that make me run back to India anytime.
I've lived 40 years in the US now, and I am not going back to India for various reasons. I do appreciate everything you said about India though - family, human connections, spirituality, and all that. I raised my kids here in the US, and if I move back to India, I would be making another mistake in my life (assuming that moving here was a mistake in the first place.)
If I may ask, why do you say that it was a mistake going to Us
@@vipulsharma4702 As someone who has lived here in California for 47 years after leaving India at the young age of 19, I can tell you that the U.S. is a very different country than what it was when I came here.
Of the seven President that I have seen in the White House, only President Ronald Reagan and President Donald Trump have done anything truly good for this country. They rest were either inept, corrupt or simply hate this country and it has shown with the ups and downs the U.S. has gone through during my time here. Barack Hussein Obummer / Obozo along with Joe Buy-Dung have caused the most damage to this great nation and it's going to take a while to reverse the carnage they have caused.
Spirituality and God talk is all BS. It's not worth it. God is not free of evil and corruption either. You live and then die one day. Who knows what's there in the afterlife or if it even exists?
Really informative! Thanks for sharing
Quite a decent summary on the pros and cons...honest views ...well done beta
Thank God I had the same realization already before even staying at any foreign country. Life may be tough in India but it's fulfilling..😊 Can't take up so much anxiety in life just for some more dollars..
Really loved your video. I live in Canada now, was born in Kenya and am a senior now. My roots, however, are in India. Unfortunately I do not have a choice of going back home, so to speak. Kenya was not my home and I have tried hard over the 40 plus years I have lived here to make Canada my home.
I have longed for many years to visit India and see the country my grandfather left, for economic reasons, before the turn of the last century. I have children and grandchildren born in Canada and without that I would not feel like I am living at 'home'.
Best wishes to you and keep writing and speaking. Clearly, you have the demeanor and charisma for that line of work.
Finally, I have worked in Canada with many persons who emigrated from India and have not met one person of my age who does not long to plan his or her next vacation to India.
My friend works in Nova Scotia power corporation in Halifax since3 yrs and he has no intentions of coming back
He claims Canada is light years ahead of india in all aspects
He calls Canada heaven on earth
Great video. Thanks for sharing. ❤
A very thoughtful video indeed. Very valid points. I was on a H1B visa in the US as well and I can relate to all of the struggles and niceties as well while in the US. India has always been home for me - I left India for other reasons and going to the US for more like an expedition to discover myself and what I really am going thru. The US has helped me gain confidence and do most things myself which I never thought I will be able to handle while India has helped me go thru the dirt and rain and the full cycle of all kinds of difficulties which has really helped me evolve as a person. I don't regret either of these countries and will always remain grateful for what they meant to me. Always!
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U have sense of gratitude. Nice Way to express urself. Ur a hood doul dear. Best wishes from USA.
Family is the biggest reason you wanna stay back in India. Period. Especially when you're so close to someone like your father or mother.
😊 !!!! Great piece !!!! Am one of those " utterly foolish " ones who gave up an immigrant visa to stay in the motherland !!!! Everything in life is a trade off & your story is no different !!!! Your summation is perfect !!!! It's all about where you find your bliss !!!!
I think you did absolutely right
A good video. In my humble opinion, it's not about between US and India. It's about moving to any place - even within the same country.
Each place has its own pros and cons.
The farther you move from your original home, you can expect more and more differences - some you will love and some you will detest.
If you stay at one place and compare what life would've been at a different place, it's a recipe for discontent and unhappiness. 🙏
You think your diplomatic type balancing answer has much value? NO, facts are facts especially when it comes to HUMAN quality and life live by HUMAN not ROBOTS or other species. If MONEY is everything or happiness as they fantasize in U.S., why there is almost daily gun Violence? The longevity in U. S. rank at dismal # 70 in the world...! Life of elders are miserable. Loneliness and psychiatric problems are widespread. Divorces are very common. Petty lies are just a way of life. What is # 1 than. There was a song in Raj Kapoor's 1957 film Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai. " Aa ab laut chale........" And there is a line in one of the Antras "....Lakh lubhaye mahel paraye, apna ghar phir apna ghar hai..................
I cannot agree more!!!
I was a doctor in the U.K for over 15 years and decided to come to India and establish my own setup which gave me the luxury of doing what I really cared for without denting my passion. The good thing I did was that I didn’t join the corporate setup.
Loved your post and I’m going to share with my friends if they are still sitting on the fence to decide.
God bless
Is practice is better to move abroad?
Very well articulated. You nailed it. I feel like you have to compromise a few things in life anywhere you stay.
Thanks for an amazing video didi. You are my inspiration!
For personal life, one can live in native village with less cost with satisfaction. But cannot in US without 10 Lakhs per month.
Great 👍 video
We came back to India in April 2009.
My Son was in 5th std then...All these years despite of having good grades, superb JEE rank, he is NTSE and KVPY holder ...being from open category it was hard to get admission into desired college for desired stream... India has nearly 55 to 60% reservation in education so it is hard for open category students to get admission in IIT for desired course...So if you come back here send your children abroad after 12th
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Wonderful. Yes, Everything has its own pros and cons. We have to compromise in both the cases
Nice video. Am in Canada and can relate to so many things that you said. 😊
Totally agree… one really big challenge is finding reasonably priced real estate. Very expensive to purchase a house in my hometown… I can buy two in Florida for the price of one in Chandigarh.
WTF!
Exactly!
Thanks for the video. Recently my family has gone through health issues and I have been constantly asking myself 'do I really need to be in US for my happiness'.
Especially with current layoffs my anxiety is at all time high.
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On h1b or USC
Yes you are 💯 % correct.Hats off to you.India is meaningful always.
Great , thanks for your honest advice ,staying in India was your best decision I think.
I ,as a mother, appreciate your move. What you nerrated is the absolute reality. At the end of the day one needs to be happy. ... you miss buzzing sounds, traffic snarls and lot of colours.. you cant speak loudly... here it is full of life.... what else u need in life
Well said 👏
After watching so many interviews and podcast about relocating to India your is by far one of the best and to the logical, point based assessment of ur decision to come back.Keep Going All the best 👍
Thanks a ton
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