Mini R2I case study: Akshay
Anyone who returns to India after a long stint abroad needs to answer this: What will you do for work when you get to India? Continue climbing the corporate ladder? Start a business? Join politics?...
View ArticleMaking new friends in India after R2I
PHOTO: Party at our place for friends of friends we’ve met after moving to Delhi and Gurgaon. July, 2011.No, it’s not like your grandmother told you. You can’t just drop by anyone’s house at any time....
View ArticleLetter to U.S. Congressmen: U.S. debt, exiled African kings and my bank account
Honorable Congressmen:This email is NOT from an exiled African king asking for your bank account number. I hate hearing about royal problems but it is a compliment to the U.S. economy that even fake...
View ArticleQawwali – Nizammudin Darga, New Delhi
Audio Recording: iPhone Photos: Canon XSi with 1.4/50mm prime lens Audio editing: Audacity Photo editing: Adobe Lightroom Slideshow: SoundSlides (currently in free demo)
View ArticleDrinking water in India
After R2I, we found 3 choices for drinking water in India. We chose the 3rd option in this list.1. Tap water with Reverse Osmosis (RO) filterThis is the most cost effective of the 3 drinking water...
View ArticleBuy furniture in India or Ship from USA before R2I?
I don’t actually know that if there is a ‘furniture mafia’ but how else can you explain such astronomical prices? Furniture costs roughly twice as much as they do in the U.S. and are half as good in...
View ArticleIndia in Pictures: DIY Vehicles
This DIY vehicle has the handle of a scooter, the front wheel of a motorcycle, the frame of a bicycle, the back of a donkey cart and an oil tank from the kitchen utensil store!
View ArticleGurgaon, India – An introduction to daily life
Many of you think that Meenal and I are having a great time in India. You won’t understand a city until you live in it and after 6 months in Delhi, we identified with this article in the New York...
View ArticleVacation in Ladakh – Leh, Hunder, Pangong, Rafting, Hiking
Having heard so much about it, we vacationed in Ladakh in August. It may be the most beautiful place we’ve ever seen. If you go, please don’t litter – a big problem even in the remotest areas.7....
View ArticleCost of living in India – monthly expenses after R2I 2010-2011
Rent + $2100 per month August, 2011Domestic travel – Meenal and I took a vacation in Ladakh. May be one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever seen.Clothes – we didn’t take enough warm clothes to...
View ArticleYes, I was there to witness Anna Hazare in New Delhi
I had never experienced a popular civil uprising before. So glad to have witnessed it. This man had been growing his hair for many years. Now a flag was hoisted on it.That’s my father in law with his...
View ArticleOne year later: The final verdict
Site stats50,000 page views Nov, 2010 – Nov, 2011 4:19 average time spent per user and 3.48 pages per visit The 3 videos have been very popular. Email subscription wasn’t.Final verdictWe are very glad...
View ArticleEmigration and Returning to India (R2I) in big media
Many U.S. Immigrants’ Children Seek American Dream AbroadNew York Times, April 15, 2012 by Kirk Semple This article is interesting in highlighting the increase in emigration. I would have found it more...
View ArticleMeenal and Prashant were on NPR!
Sounds from this India experiment were aired on public radio in the US! Sangar ki sabzi, noisy kitchen, our opinion on renting vs. buying – it’s all there. Read the 2012 article on WBUR and Listen to...
View ArticleR2I Return to India 2010 – 2012: Prashant’s conclusions
I’m glad that we returned to India (R2I) and have a verdict on the R2I experiment. In the summer of 2012, we are moving to America.Why R2I didn’t work out – the important stuffWorkImmediately after...
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