Return To India

All About Returning To India

October 29, 2009
By amreekandesi
All About Returning To India

So you thought you will just pick up your bags and move back to India? Not so fast, tough guy. Returning to India is a very complicated decision that must be taken very carefully. Here's a compilation of things to do while moving back to India.
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100 Days in India

September 13, 2009
By amreekandesi
100 Days in India

It has been a 100 days since i moved back to India, after spending a fruitful few years in the US. I went to the US back in 2004 as a graduate student, and later spent a few years working on Wall Street, before packing up my bags to come back home. A few...
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The New India

August 25, 2009
By amreekandesi

The other day i was listening to the radio while returning from the office after the regular grind, and came across this very interesting exchange. So this guy called up the RJ (Radio Jockey), and they were talking. Bhai saab was an MBA student from FMS (which by the way, is one of the...
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Swanky, Swankier, Swankiest

July 26, 2009
By amreekandesi
Swanky, Swankier, Swankiest

This post is about Gurgaon, a little town in Haryana just outside Delhi. Till a month back, i had never been to that part of town.  These days, i spend quite a lot of time there. First time to Gurgaon, and i was pleasantly surprised. I felt like i had suddenly come to a...
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Stayin’ Alive

July 13, 2009
By amreekandesi

Folks, i am still in India and i am also still alive. So far i have not gotten into any road rage related incident, and neither have i got injured in a police lathi charge. Apologies for the long silence on this site. A lot has been happening, and overall i am very happy...
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The Dollar is our Best Friend

June 18, 2009
By amreekandesi
The Dollar is our Best Friend

Walking through the mall the other day, i was pleasantly horrified to see this: WTH is a Dollar store doing in Delhi? First the prices everywhere seem to be directly converted from dollars, and now this? Somebody please tell someone that people in India earn in Rupees, not Dollars.
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Return to India – Initial Thoughts

June 15, 2009
By amreekandesi

Last week your favorite blogger moved back to India after spending some many happy years in the United States, adding another dreamy returnee to the reverse brain drain statistic, assuming my brain hasnt evaporated already in the superheated Delhi. You may ask – why? What the falooda is wrong with me? I’d say I...
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