Desi Return Diaries

Santosh went to Canada on a work permit after staying for 6 years in Canada, he decided to go to India. He has been living in India for a year. Sanotsh talks about 6 reasons why people are leaving Canada, life in India, financial planning as well as advice for future students who are considering coming to Canada.

Priyanka finished her  physiotherapy in India and decided to go to New Zealand for her further studies. After spending 6.5 years in New Zealand, Priyanka and family decided to return to India. They have been living in India for 3 years. In this episode, Priyanka talks about life of a student in New Zealand, challenges of working in healthcare abroad, career, life in india after the move, etc.,

Jamie (fourth generation North American) was born and grew up in India before going to the US for college. He completed his college and worked in the US for a few years before moving  back to India to follow his passion. Jamie talks about his love for cricket, life in the US, where he fits well, reasons to move back, planning the move and change in India in the last 2 decades. 

Prasanna has been living outside India for 8 years in Asia pacific, Europe and finally decided to be back in India. Prasanna has been living in India for a year. He talks about his background, life in different countries, planning the move as well as life in India

Gautam went to the US when he was 19 and after spending 13 years in US, he has decided to move back to India. Gautam has been living in India for the last 13 years. He worked at Google and other big companies before deciding to move back to India. He talks about reasons, career transition, planning, initial life after the move and how it evolved later as well as work life and opportunities in India and spirituality. Lots of great insights!!

Harshit went to Ireland for his MS in 2015 and spent 3 years before deciding to move back to India in 2023. Harshit talks about why chose Ireland for doing his higher studies and reasons to move back. He also talks about life of a student abroad and what one can expect in terms of job opportunities after school as well as career opportunities for freshers in India vs Ireland.

Pooja went to the US for her MS  in 2013 and spent 7 years before deciding to move back to India. She lived in India for 3-4 years before moving to Paris for her husband’s job. In this episode, we talk about Pooja’s background, life as an MS student, reasons for moving back, career transition with the move, life in India, cons of living in India as well as cost of living and purchase parity.

Ganesh went to Germany for his masters, continued to do his phd. After staying for 12 years in Germany, Ganesh and his familydecided to move back to India. Ganesh has been living in India for 2 years in Chennai. Ganesh talks about his three phases of life in Germany as well as pros/cons of living in Germany. Ganesh talks through details of reasons to move back, logistics of the move, career transition, financial planning and life in India so far.

Abhishek went to Canada for his phd and has been living in Canada for 16 years. Abhishek is planning to move to India in a couple of months. In this episode, Abhishek talks about realities, challenges of migrants in Canada, reasons to move back and how he improved his health as well as advice to future returnees. 

Ananya went to the US for her undergrad in 2008. After living in the US for 14 years, she was feeling burnout and decided to move to India for her kid who needs special attention. Currently she is living in Japan. In this episode, we talk about healthcare in India vs US, career transition, logistics of the move, schooling system in India and many more.