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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?...

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Making 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....

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Letter 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...

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Qawwali – 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)

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Drinking 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...

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Buy 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...

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India 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!

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Gurgaon, 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...

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Vacation 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....

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Cost 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...

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Yes, 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...

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One 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...

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Emigration 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...

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Meenal 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...

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R2I 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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