Desi Return Diaries

Ankush went to US as part of internal company transfer and spent 12 years in US before moving back to India. Ankush had a good social life, good professional career and work life balance while living in the US. Ankush talks about what made their family move back to India, how they approached the timing when they want to move and plan the move as well as which city to settle.

Nupur went to US for masters, worked at google, lived american life for 13 years before moving to India. Nupur has been working with govt, start-ups, and large organizations since moving to India. Nupur also explored several opportunities and wrote three books. Nupur has also helped 1000+ NRIs and Indians to get clarity of living abroad or in India. Lots of candid conversations and insights. 

Here’s some of the topics we covered:

Background

Reason for moving back

Social/work life in US vs India

Misconceptions of living in India 

Career transition from technology to arts

How did the idea of retiring worked out for her?

Perspective on Financial Planning

Info about 3 books

Any topics that we haven’t covered?

Advice for the future aspirants

Rajiv and Meena spent 20 years in the US before moving back to India. They have been living in India for 10 years. They talk about how they planned the move, kids education,  work culture, career transition, social life, cost of living etc.,

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