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With all the news pouring in - especially north India (delhi/UP/haryana) belt regarding woman safety concern. Wonder what folks think about it. Looks like some one is just one bad experience away to bocome prey of such nasty incident. South and western '(read mumbai) looks far better then what we ...

[QUOTE=victor101;632115]Wondering that after 16 years in US and with citizenship etc the desire to quit and go to India has something to do with mid-life crisis or is not? Many has put life stagnation as important element in their decision. Isn't that stagnation is kind of mid-life situation for ...

[QUOTE=KirKS;632598]India will call most of us, if not all. Doesn't matter where you live. It's because that's your home country. That's your original place. It's like a bird can fly all it wants since morning, but during sunset, the same tree calls it back. There is nothing abnormal or "crisis ...

[QUOTE=dixit;632616]I absolutely hate these social interactions. I like my "me" time. Earlier we used to be in a new planned community in Bay Area where out of some 800 houses, about 60%+ were Indians. It was a nightmare, people will just stop by in the evenings while going for a walk...on a ...

Think the focus shifted towards early retirement. Actually more than that its about freedom to do and to achieve something if possible. Cash burn rate in US compare to India if idle is very different. And also moving attach a fun part to it as well like exploring it again and immersing kids directly ...

Do you guys mean if someone has 2m worth and then he can move to India and live happily ever after?

[QUOTE=bigdreamer;632125]Not sure how louder your India calling is - but muster that guts to just do it. You only got this one life to live. Sometimes your heart deserves to win over mind - all the analysis paralysis will keep you in the US for eternity. After a decade in US, I R2I'ed 5 years ago ...

Very well put.

[QUOTE=ILuvHyd;632159]For me, in retrospect it was a combination of both. I see two options for it: [LIST=1] [*]R2I on temporary basis, no job, shake things up until you feel energized again to work and the either continue in India or if things don't work R2A [*]Shake things up in US, semi-retire ...

Wondering that after 16 years in US and with citizenship etc the desire to quit and go to India has something to do with mid-life crisis or is not? Many has put life stagnation as important element in their decision. Isn't that stagnation is kind of mid-life situation for many then?