Aditya was working in India before moving to the UK to pursue an MBA degree. After graduating, Aditya worked in a VC firm to appreciate the business landscape and decided to move back to India to take care of family business, where he is planning to bring technology to tea leaf business. Aditya shares his thoughts of the corporate world vs traditional family business as well as work culture differences between India and UK.

Ranjani lived in the US  for 14 years before moving back to India in 2000’s and currently living in Singapore. She shares her journey to move back to India, leading a life and raising kid as a single mom in India, perspective of life living in different countries. Ranjani is a writer and she shares information about her books and work related to writing columns about return to India for a newspaper.

Prashant lived in the US and UK for more than 10 years before moving back to India. He always planned to be back in India. He shares his journey, cultural differences in different countries. Prashant shares about the career transition and how his wife found the job from abroad, kids schooling and social life in India.

Description:  Ravi worked in his family business in India before moving to Australia. After spending close to 9 years,  the family moved back to India. He and his wife started a successful startup called Skippi Ice Pops. He shares his journey of relocating, starting a new startup, social life as well as pro/cons of living in india. 

Here’s some of the topics we covered:

• Background

Abhishek, who is professor at The Ohio State University spent 14 years in the US and is currently spending his sabbatical leave in India to build his startup. Abhishek shares his insights into building his startup in India, logistics of the actual move, kids school, family life in India. He provides his insights on different school curriculums for kids who are moving from abroad. 

Here’s some of the topics we covered:

Background

Insights into building startup in India

Ease of starting startup in India

Reasons for living in Bangalore

Logistics of the actual move

Kids adjustment and academics

Social life

Expectations and realities

Any topics that we haven’t covered?

Schooling in India vs US and curriculum

Advice for the future aspirants

Jaswanth spent 24 years in the US before moving back to India for family before kids grew up. He talks about logistics and the planning process of the actual move. Jaswanth shares how his family is adapting in India and provides advice for future aspirants.

Here’s some of the topics we covered:

• Background and reasons to move back to India 

Rohit has been living in the US for the last 16 years with a successful career. He and his family have been considering returning to India, where he talks through his plans and how the family is approaching the move. Rohit dives into financial planning and what it takes to lead a financial independent life as well as tax planning 

Aashi worked in different countries before returning to India for work and has been living in India for 6 years. Aashi provides insights about work culture between developed vs developing countries and interesting views of indian work culture. She talks about diversity, women empowerment as well as some challenges and experience living in India. 

Banu lived in the US for 14 years before returning to India. Banu explored job opportunities in India a couple of times to explore the option of moving back and finally moved as part of internal transfer with his current employer. Banu talks about this his experience working in a product based vs service company. Banu also shares insights about cost of living as well as living lifestyle in India.