[...]Water, No Ice » Culture Shock – Moving back to India[...]…

I’m an entrepreneur and I’m doing good financially. But even with all the money, I feel I’m not happy. I’m a conservative spender and I don’t believe in materialistic possessions. My parents came here so I could get a better education, which I did. My wife was born here and she is not interested in moving to India. I feel stuck!

Came across your article while doing a ‘is moving back to india hard for NRIs’ search (lame? Perhaps but gives you a indication of how petrified I am of the move!) Tell me is it really difficult? My biggest fear is that of rejection – I dont go back on holiday but whenever I have I sensed that the locals including my relatives treat me differently like an outsider and a traitor for having left them behind.. Most importantly my fear is of not being employable..I am a women’s issues community worker and I fear my lack on knowledge in reading/writting hindi will work against my favor in that respect.

Thoughts?

Thanks..

I just chanced upon your article after trying to research young people who have moved back to India as I’m thinking of leaving England, even though my parents live here. This was a really good read and it touched upon things I could relate to, the things that endear me to the country as well as worry me. I’ve recently switched careers from journalism to teaching and am thinking of going to India to teach. I want to go back as I feel that there is something missing in England and it’s consumer lead ways, a major part of my identity seems to be in India, just not sure how to go back to something that innately seems to be a part of me and is yet foreign too. I’d really like to get in touch with you if possible.