Desi Return Diaries

Prasantha went abroad when she was 5 years old, who spent most of her life abroad and is currently planning to return to India. Prasantha talks about her background, life growing up in different countries, why the move to India and planning the move. She also talks about her parents who moved to India after 40 years abroad.

Dr. Murali has more than 20 years of experience with senior care, senior living , and helping builders with senior housing. He talks about different facilities available for seniors in India, facts about senior living, process of selecting a community and cost of senior living. 

Amarmeet spent 3 years in the UK and 10 years in Canada before deciding to move back to India. But after a year, the family decided to move back to Canada and have been living in Canada for 14 years. Amarmet talks about his background, life in Canada and the reason to move to India. He talks about why his move was not successful and the reasons to move back to Canada. Even though it’s not a succes...

Ashish went to the US for his MS spent close to 10 years before moving to India. After the move, his family stayed in India for 10 years before going again to the US and is currently staying in the US for 3 years. Ashish talks about his background, good career in US, reasons to move to India, life in India after the move, how he built his business in India, why they left to US again, would he re d...

Dr. Alice went to the US in 1997 and after spending 27 years in the US, they decided to retire in India in 2024. Dr. Alice talked about her background, life in the US,  why the decision to move to India and timing the move. Alice also talks about life in the retirement community, healthcare US vs India,  financial planning at retirement and advice for future aspirants.

Chirag went to the US for MS 2014 and returned to India in 2024. How going to the US opened up his life, career and his passion towards data science. He talks about his MS, career in the US and what made him move back to India. He described career opportunities in India vs US for Data scientists and his future plans.

Meenal spent close to 13 years in the UK before deciding to move to India. Meenal took a sabbatical to try living in India with her kids while spouse is still living in the UK. Meenal talks about her background, why they thought of moving to India, how they came to the pragmatic approach of the  move, how middle school kids adjusted, tips on adjustment , cost of living and financial planning and m...

Mr. Mausam has over 15 years of experience in educational ventures and is passionate about expanding meaningful education globally. In this insightful conversation, We discussed different curriculums available in India, the importance of choosing the right education board, the evolution of modern learning techniques, evaluating schools and much more that can benefit returning families and their ch...

Damneet went to Ireland in 2019 for a career opportunity and after spending 4 years, he moved back to India. He is a CA by profession. Damneet talks about his reasons to move to Ireland, work and social life in Ireland. He talks about reasons to move to India, timing of the move and advice to future aspirants. 

Naveen started his career in IT and then went into sales and worked in different roles at Amazon and Google. Naveen and his wife Himabindu spent 8 years abroad from 2016 to 2024 before returning to India. He lived in Europe and America and returned to India with financial independence. Naveen talks about life in Luxembourg, US and how they planned the move to India as well as how to be prepared fo...

Shivam went to the US for his MS in 2016 and after completing his MS he worked for a few years in the supply chain before moving to India in 2021. Shivam worked in Supply Chain for 5 years in India before moving to the US. He talks about opportunities in supply chain in US vs India, as well as career growth opportunities in supply chain. He also talks about his entrepreneur journey and opportuniti...

Mr Sankar Spent close to 30 years abroad (27 years in Middle east and 3 years in Singapore) before deciding to move back to India in 2020 to a village. He has been living in India for 4 years and has been helping his local community in several ways. He has visited 120 countries so far and  It’s inspiring to hear his contributions locally and as an individual what one can do to change society. He m...

Chintan went to the US in 2015 for his MS and returned back to India in 2020. His background is into civil engineering and started his own company after the move. He talks about his background,  life in the US and opportunities for non-IT professionals in the US as well as in India. He also talked about planning the move and advice for future aspirants.

Ms. Sujatha spent 42 years in the UK before moving to India in 2018. She has been living in India for 6 years. In this episode we talk about her life in the UK, what made her move to the UK, reasons to move to India in 2018. She also gives insights about life in India after the move, retirement home, advice for future aspirants.

Pavi has been living in Europe for 15 years and planning to move to India in 2 years. In this episode, we talk about her background, move to London and eventually to Netherlands. We discuss Dutch healthcare issues,  support system and schooling for gifted kid in India vs Netherlands as well as school options for gifted/special needs kid.

Praveen went to the UK in 2006 and after spending 18 years, his family decided to move back to India. Praveen talks about his background, life in the UK as an entrepreneur, reasons to move back to India. He talks about which place is better for raising kids, planning from logistics, kids school selection, financials, timing, place etc., He also dives into opportunities for kids who are into sports...

Radhika and Venkat spent close to 14 years in the US, they moved back to India in 2018. They have been living in India for the last 6 years. They talk about their background, reasons to move to the US, life in the USA, why the intent to be back to India always there. They give details on how they planned their career, finance, etc., move for 3 years, which place to move in India. They talk about l...

Laksh went  to Canada when he was 13, did his studies in Canada before deciding to move back to India after 15 years. He moved back early this year. He talks about his background, why he went to Canada at age 13. Laksh talks about education in Canada, life after education and why move back to India. He talks about life in India, opportunities and cost of living in India as well as some of the chal...

Ankita and Anshuman went to the Netherlands in 2015 and after staying for 9 years, they decided to move back to India. They talk about their background, reasons to move to the Netherlands. They talk about life in the Netherlands, why it took them 9 years to be back in India even though they planned it for a short duration. They  talk about the planning of the move, work life between different coun...

Dr. Kalia went to the US when he was 19 and has been living in the US for 40 years.  He talks about this background, education and how his professional interests grew. As a neuroscientist , he provides his research and insights of family dynamics. Especially NRI’s who have been living abroad for a long time how they can reconnect with family back in India.  Human dynamics, hierarchy, external fact...

Karthik went to the US for his MS and spent close to 18 years before moving to India. Sushma went to the US after her marriage, finished her MS and spent close to 10 years. They have been living in Hyderabad for close to 1 year. They share about their background, professional careers and the reasons to move to India. A thought that occurred in 2016 was implemented in 2023. They talk about life in...

Suyog worked in India for 2 years before deciding to move to the US for his MS. After spending close to 14 years in the US, he made the big decision to return to India with his family. He has been living with his family in India for about a year. Suyog dives into his background, life in the US, reasons to move back and planning the move. We also talked about kids' school selection, career planning...

Aniruddha went to the US for masters. After spending close to 10 years, he decided to move to India. He has been living in India for a year. With the move he left the corporate world and decided to be an entrepreneur. He talks about his life in the US, reasons to move back, how he planned the move from a career and financial perspective. He talks about running a startup in India, life in India as...

Dr. Kiran Peddi moved to the UK after completing his MBBS for further studies. After studying/working for close to 10 years in the UK and 1 year in Australia, he decided to move back to India. He has been living in India for close to 14 years. He talks about why he chose to move to the UK, post graduation studies in the UK for a doctor, reasons and planning the move to India, work culture for doct...

Sahithi and her family went to the US in 2016 after working in India for a few years. Life took an unexpected turn when an unfortunate incident changed everything, leading Sahithi to make the brave decision to return to India in 2024. In this episode, Sahithi talks about how she navigated life in the US after the incident, talks through details on how to handle finances, raising kids as a single p...