நான்ஒரு NRI குரூப்பில் இருக்கிறேன் , அமெரிக்காவில் குடிபெயர்ந்து பல வருடங்களுக்கு மேல் வாழ்பவர் ஒருவரின் மனக்குமுறல்!
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We come to the USA with monetary and career goals. This process takes a minimum of 4-5 years, including completing a degree, OPT, securing a stable job, etc.
Then we fight to protect the life we have built. This involves dealing with the H1B visa process, the green card backlog, and other related challenges.
During this time, we often get married and have children.
The next decade is about stabilization and achieving a semblance of a normal life: fighting for a green card, buying a home, and building a network of friends.
Meanwhile, our parents in India keep getting older. Cousins get married at inconvenient times. "Hey, your marriage is in March? My kids will be in school, I can't make it." Grandparents pass away when we have H1B stamping issues and can't travel. Fathers have heart attacks while our companies are laying off employees at a fervent pace.
We miss some or all of these events. India doesn’t care. Life goes on for them. Nephews and nieces grow up not knowing us well. They probably know us as the "uncle and aunt who bring phones" every couple of years.
Our children lack the meaningful extended family we had. No grandparents, uncles, aunts, or cousins. We become their entire world. Your spouse often becomes your only friend in a foreign land. She, too, is as confused as you are. When you argue with her for two days, who can she talk to about it? There's no one to share with.
The friends network you built will soon be beset with jealousy and complaints. Soon, you realize people are not as innocent as they seem. Class and divisions start to appear based on who got a green card first, who bought a big house, who has a Tesla, who became a manager, who has a furnished basement, and so on.
You will be caught in existential questions. Will my son or daughter bring a girl/boyfriend home at age 16?
You will turn to culture and home. You will involve yourself in Regional(Telugu/Kannada/Tamil) Community, Indian associations, temples, volunteering, etc. You will change your political beliefs based on your situation. You either become a liberal, thinking all is fine, or you become a conservative, thinking I should resist all this.
You go to India and find that you don't belong there. All your relatives have changed. You have changed. Uncles and aunts have died. Nephews and nieces are unrecognizable. The streets and city that you grew up in are unrecognizable.
You come back and slip into your known world, keeping on working, never knowing the answer to the question: "Am I better off here or should I have stayed back home?"
The answer to this question remains unknown.
~ By An Indian who migrated to USA for a living.
Today, let us remember Field Marshal SHFJ ‘Sam’ Manekshaw on his 110th birth anniversary.
Born into a Parsi family in Amritsar, the community had migrated from Persia to India to avoid religious persecution, first landed as refugees in Gujarat. Sam’s grandfather, Framji, was a teacher in Valsad; Morarji Desai, a freedom fighter who later would go on to become Prime Minister of India being one of his students.+
If your state govt is restricting you from watching Prabhu Sri Ram's Pran-Prathishtha on TV, by banning the telecast
You can watch the entire event live here on Doordarshan Channel on YouTube (40 cameras view)
We are in Digital India Boss!
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இசைஞானி இளையராஜாவின் இசையமைப்பில் உருவான சில பாடல்களை (around 333 songs) இங்கே கேட்கலாம், download கூட செய்து கொள்ளலாம்.
இந்த பாடல்கள் எல்லாமே "Lossless Formats" லில் உள்ளது. That's without any compression. MP3 வடிவில் கேட்பதற்கும், இந்த Lossless வடிவில் கேட்பதற்கும் வித்தியாசம் உங்களுக்கு புரியும், கேட்ட பிறகு...
Ilaiyaraaja Mega Musical Collections - Original WAVE Untouched Collection : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive https://t.co/NCSSiMv14o
#oilspill
COAST GUARD STALLS EFFECT OF OIL SPILL IN THE AFTERMATH OF #CycloneMicahung
In the aftermath of the cyclone Michaung, a large scale oil spill mixed with flood water was reported in Ernavur #Chennai area. While the State Pollution Control Board commenced its investigation in tracing the source of the spill, the spilt oil continued its way, engulfed the city drains, Ennore creeks and entire coastal sea area through Kosathalaiyar river mouth.
Indian Coast Guard helicopter undertook the recce of the area on 09 and 10 Dec and reported the spill to have extended at sea from Kosathalaiyar river mouth till Kasimedu harbour, extending to about 20 square kilometers.
The Coastal area from Ennore to Kasimedu harbour is a dense fishing area and supports thousands of livelihoods. Oil spill in the area could result in disastrous effects of damaging the fragile environment and irreparable loss to the eco-system.
Mindful of its responsibilities of preserving and protecting the marine environment, Coast Guard ships and helicopter undertook extensive response operations against the spill on 10 Dec and averted a major damage to the delicate coastal eco-system.
Meanwhile the oil that has been trapped in the interior land area/creek/canal area are being responded by SPCB under their recently promulgated Oil Spill Contingency Plans. The ICG oil spill response specialists are being deputed to assist them in the interior area clean up actions
Indian Coast Guard remains steadfast in its efforts to ensure safe, secure and clean seas in protecting the maritime zones and coastal waters from any form of pollution.
Some basics
1) Have an emergency fund of not less than 1 year of your expenses.
2) Insure: Term, medical, personal accident and fire insurance for your house.
3) Don’t use revolving credit on your credit cards.
4) Simplify: have two bank accounts, two credit cards and two demat a/c.
5) Write a will.
6) Don’t borrow except for buying a house.
7) Ensure the value of the house is not more than 5 times your annual salary.
8) Create a corpus of not less than 30 times your annual expenses before considering retirement.
9) Spend less than you earn.
10) Try to save 30% of your salary.
11) Invest regularly.
12) Invest for long term; not less than 10 years, preferably 20 years or more.
13) Never stop your SIPs, especially in bear markets.
14) Never forget that all asset classes would always be cyclical.
15) Equity would provide the best return over long run than all other asset classes.
16) Follow portfolio diversification.
17) Follow asset allocation.
18) Have an advisor. The reward is worth the cost.
19) Check and review your portfolio only once a year.
20) More than your knowledge, it’s your behaviour which matters most for success in markets.
21) Come what may; always stay the course.
.@SastraUniv announces 10 Minor Specialisations for its https://t.co/6oWbqkX5s8. students from academic year 2023-24. This provides a wider canvas for students to graduate with a unique combination of leraning outcomes to make them competitive in their future career engagements.
Kudos to Tissue Engineering & Additive Mfg (TEAM) Lab of @SastraUniv for securing patent on a novel nanofibrous patch for various cardiac applications. Research funded by ICMR. This innovative & pathbreaking effort requires industry support for commercialisation. @kris_sg
@SVaidhyasubrama@SastraUniv Sir, will there be a separate reunion meet for the alumni in the US west coast ? Or the west coast guys are also required to join the meet at NJ on Jul 2nd. Asking for my niece since she is not on Twitter. Kindly confirm @SastraUniv
A big shout to my dear @SastraUniv Alumni to attend this exciting East Coast Alumni meet at New Jersey on July 2, 2023. Assuring you and your family fun & food, look fwd to see you all soon. Pls register by June 25, 2023.
Inviting @SastraUniv Alumni in USA for the Alumni reunion in New Jersey on July 2, 2023 at Edison, NJ. Pls register and attend with family to cherish & relive the SASTRA moments. https://t.co/4KTy3NBBnq
Isaignani Dr.Ilayaraja inaugurated the 34th All India Central Revenue Cultural Meet 2022-23 'Kalai Koodal' @Chennai.Smt.Rama Mathew,Member,CBIC graced the occassion along with Sh.M.Srinivas,https://t.co/gt51kYWYTL and other senior officers.
Watch: EAM Jaishankar explains diplomacy in Mahabharat terms:
-Greatest Diplomats: Shri Krishna, hanuman ji
-Kurukshetra: Multipolar India
-NAM: Balarama, Rukma
-Arun: Emotionally interdependent
-Strategic patience: Krishna forgiving Shishupal several times
China Covid Crisis has started, will it affect India answer is NO. China has Zero Covid Strategy, relaxation of restriction has started, there is no new variant in China causing this, its same variants that was exposed in India, rest of world. So no reason for a worry or Panic.