Honoured to receive The Order of the White Double Cross (1st Class) in Bratislava this evening. My gratitude to the people and Government of Slovakia for this honour, which belongs to the 140 crore people of India. I dedicate this award to the enduring friendship between India and Slovakia.
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I don't understand the obsession with forcing Hindi into every conversation by union PSU's. If the question is asked in English, a reply in English is perfectly sufficient. Translating every sentence into Hindi is unnecessary and just adds clutter. @BankofIndia_IN@BOI_Tweets
I’m sure everyone misses different things. A more interesting question might be the reverse:
What is keeping you abroad despite missing those things?
Is it infrastructure, public services, safety, accountability, environmental standards, overall living conditions, or something else?
What people miss tells only half the story. What makes them stay often tells the other half.
For NRIs Only 🇮🇳
Be honest, what do you miss the most about India?
• Convenience?
• Lower cost of living?
• Being close to family?
• Support system for raising kids?
• Affordable healthcare?
• Food, festivals, and culture?
• Something else? (Would love detailed comments)
• Or do you miss nothing at all?
Curious to hear real experiences, not the usual diplomatic answers. 👇
@goooofboll@DealsDhamaka I agree to an extent for simple diagnosis or OTC medicines, but serious or acute illness is not cheap in India anymore. Unlike in developed nations health insurance claims are at a mercy of insurer. https://t.co/TWSwyhp8YY
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I think you may have missed my point. My current place is objectively better for me than where I grew up. Not just this place most of the places I've lived in over the last 12 years, whether for a few months or a few years, have offered a higher quality of life than where I was born and raised. We can debate what "better" means because priorities differ. But when it comes to infrastructure, public services, safety, accountability, environmental standards, and overall living conditions, I don't think it's controversial to say that many of these places perform better. That doesn't mean people shouldn't work to improve their home country. It simply means acknowledging reality as they've experienced it.
What I find unnecessary is the constant effort by some to justify staying back by repeatedly highlighting its advantages over moving abroad. Just as leaving doesn't need validation, neither does staying. That's the part I refer to as seeking validation.
Right, there are 10s of things to criticize and appreciate about any place. My issue isn't with people choosing to stay or leave. It's with the constant need to validate either decision. Whether someone stays in India or moves abroad, neither choice needs to be presented as universally superior. The day we realize that endlessly comparing where we live with somewhere else is mostly a personal preference debate, these arguments will lose their steam. Either work to make your place better or be happy with the place you've chosen. Both are perfectly valid choices.
Like you and me, most people are unlikely to say that one of the biggest decisions of their lives was the wrong one. As I mentioned earlier, apart from aging parents and visa constraints, there may be a small percentage who returned to build something meaningful back home. I’d be genuinely curious to know how many of them, looking back years later, have no regrets.
I sincerely hope I’m wrong, but that’s been my observation. Country had a potential but was mismanaged.
I respectfully disagree. Data comes from facts and actions, not just conversations. Conversations capture intent in a moment while actions reveal true preferences. Ask me today if I'll move back and for sure I will say yes. Ask me to book a permanent one-way ticket tomorrow, and suddenly I'll have reasons to postpone. What people do is often more telling than what they say.
No offense intended, and the validation comment wasn’t directed at you. My observation is that in your 20s, Ind feels great because your friends are around and responsibilities are limited. In your 30s, patriotism and a sense of belonging often become stronger. But as you approach your 40s, interact more with system, raise a family, and deal with the practical realities of life, you may start questioning things and even consider moving abroad but it’s too late. I could be completely wrong, but that’s a sentiment I’ve heard repeatedly from many people around my age who chose to stay back.
People who came back usually did so for a reason. My guess: 90% due to visa constraints, 10% because of family obligations. There are a few who had a genuine opportunity to settle abroad, chose not to, and later realized it may have been a mistake. They often post about the beauty of staying back, perhaps seeking validation for that decision. Your life, your choice. What I find tiring is not the choice itself, but the constant need to validate it publicly.
Just me, or does anyone else get weirdly existential while eating their favorite food? Like, I'm enjoying a chocolate bar and suddenly my brain goes - What if cocoa goes extinct?
Eating sardines - What if humanity finishes all the sardines in the ocean?
Meanwhile everyone else is just enjoying their snack, and I'm over here planning for a post-sardine civilization.
One Card. That’s it.
Starting July 2, Albertans can get a new driver’s licence or ID card that includes their healthcare number and proof of citizenship, all on one secure card at no additional cost.
No more flimsy paper cards. No more carrying multiple pieces of ID. Just a common-sense change that makes life easier.
@CuriousSwaroop వామ్మో, కలపరాని వైర్లు కలిపి, అది షార్ట్ సర్క్యూట్ అయ్యి, ఇలాంటి రిస్కులు చేయకపోవడమే బెస్ట్. FB Marketplace లో సెకండ్హ్యాండ్ది కొనడం బెస్ట్ అని నా opinion.
A milestone moment - he wobbled, fell, got back up, and finally rode on his own, every elderly person walking by seemed to smile perhaps remembering when they ran beside their own kids, holding onto a seat and hoping for the best. It’s the circle of life. One day, I’ll watch another child learning to ride and remember this little guy… who by then will have long flown ahead on his own journey.