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Hi

I am a typical chennai guy. Returned to india in July 19th 2007. Its been 10 years already. Lived in bay area for 12 years before moving the india. India is decent enough if one living with meaningful middle class values. First kid college in chennai, 2nd in middle school. No compliants. Familiar with some of old forum members

Hi srini

good to hear that ur transition has been smooth, trying to send you PM but ur inbox is full, wanted to ask you about the college fees etc and general things.

Srini

Congrats please share your experiences on moving back .regards

i cleared my PM inbox. please send it again. I have deleted most of it now.

Guys

I am not very good at writing summary like most of the others here. If you ask me questions i would be better in responding. There are tons of article/R2I diaries from others available here. It is pretty much the same stuff except few changes.

I do not come here very often. I am not sarcastic in any way. I cannot relate to most of the stuff happening in US. My interactions in US has been minimal - only on investments, tax, education, official stuff. I am not following life in US or politics in US.

Our lives revolve around Indian way of life. and you wont find difference between me and the guy born and brought up in india. We are USC. All the questions you have about india has been answered and not many I add here unless there some specific questions. Now the pertinent question - when reflect on why i came to india, it is mixture of multiple things . 1, Longing for a middle class life 2, Better environment for developing psychological, spiritual and emotional well being. That is the biggest benefit so far. If you are close to 50 then you might be able to relate to my feedback. It is not that i do not miss US. I do miss US especially missing UG for my daughter etc. Any way - kids have to figure their life on their own

If the aspiration is to acquire more on education , wealth etc, stay put in LIA. It is okay where you are in life. Be peace with yourself. You have to try to something on your own to see whether you like it or not.

srini234;659533Hi

I am a typical chennai guy. Returned to india in July 19th 2007. Its been 10 years already. Lived in bay area for 12 years before moving the india. India is decent enough if one living with meaningful middle class values. First kid college in chennai, 2nd in middle school. No compliants. Familiar with some of old forum members

Srini
Can you please share details of your kids college education ( whether the kid enrolled in professional courses or other degrees)
Was your kid treated like any other Indian citizen during college admission or did you have to pay NRI fees/donation.

Thanks

I have enrolled my daughter in a typical chennai institution. We have enrolled her with NRI fees. If i had opted to compete as regular indian college going kid, she would not stand a chance. That is where FN & DASA category comes as saviour.