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[QUOTE=okonomi;648968]Yes there is. Koto is a musical instrument, sort of like Veena, but flat, and is laid on one knee while playing. There are long improvisations (aalab's) in Koto tradition, and it is best listened to eyes closed. The music also has counts (tala's) and recursive stacking of beats ...

Hi Trafford, It's "income" tax. So if you made the money in US/UK and are just transferring and spending it in India, there's no income and hence no income tax. Your money in the bank in the US/UK is already after tax. In a low interest rate environment like now, and foreseeably a long time in the ...

[QUOTE=punjabi;632255]Assuming 1 crore for house and car and 50 lacs for health emergency and kid's higher education expense Rest of 4.5 crore earning 6% net interest assuming expense of 10 lacs/yr in the starting year and increasing at inflation rate of 8% every year will make this money last for ...

[QUOTE=punjabi;632173]My magic number is Rs 6 crores as according to my calculation it will be enough for me to retire and spend next 30 yr in india. I have no desire for fancy cars and big house I simply want to live a middle class life. I had enough of staring at a screen for 8 hr a day and ...

The reasons people return have been discussed a zillion times: - Be close to family, or roots, emotional reasons - Being financially independent, meaning drop the job and gain back some of years of your lives that would have been spent working - other things As our friend technyt willl be happy to ...

[QUOTE=kumte;591622]Watch the movie "Swades". It fits you. The one problem I might warn you especially in south india (villages), language may be an issue[/QUOTE]

I watched the movie yesterday. You are absolutely right. Wish me luck !

[QUOTE=MMS;591511]Now that the separation has occured and there is no kid involved. You can do whatever the hell you want. After seeing big house, fancy cars, bank balance, tall buildings Now is a time to not get entangled in another knot. Very few people have 2nd chance at total freedom. If you are ...

[QUOTE=techynt;591508]Looks like a nice place around 100km from Vizag and less than that from the coast. Only issue maybe the cyclones/hurricanes. Another issue may be law and order, is this area too far from naxal influence? [ATTACH=CONFIG]5107[/ATTACH][/QUOTE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000 ...

[QUOTE=dbs;591425]You are allowed to build your cottage on a farm land. There are restrictions in UP like the minimum size has to be 2.5 acres (1 hectare) and the maximum ground coverage allowed is 500sq ft. The building is restricted to 1 storey. Not a mansion. This is not to protect the farmers ...

[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana][QUOTE=pskum;591255]vajrayana, I think finding a place near hill station with good weather most of the year with a simple living style is not that hard ! you may need to build some safety social net ...