Living outside India

Hi everyone. Welcome to my blog. A saying goes 'You can take an Indian out of India, but not India out of an Indian'. This post is named "living outside India" because I want to share experiences of all the people living outside India for the first time (like me) or for a long time.

When a person moves out of his/her country, he/she misses what I call the 4Fs very much : Family, Friends, Food and Festivals. We move out of our country for various reasons - education, work, money, with a spouse or parent but I am sure there is not one Indian who doesn't miss India and I am sure that wherever in the world an Indian is, he/she has created an India for himself/herself there. I really really miss India. All that masti, dhamaal, festivals, food, people and there are times when I wish I could sprout wings and just fly there but there have also been times when the people of Beijing have made me feel very welcome.

All of my friends have a twinkle in their eye when they tell me they are going to India to visit and they just can't stop talking about what they are going to do there. I am sure you all have an interesting little story of your own and many many questions and suggestions too. So I invite all my fellow Indians to share their experience with everyone about their life outside India. Your experiences are valued and appreciated.

Bhagwa, safed, hara, jeevan chakra mera,
Karma, satya, dharti maa, inhi mein main pala,
Bhartiya main jana, bhartiya hi jala,
Bhartiya main jiyu, sada bhartiya rahu,
Bhagwa, safed, hara, jeevan chakra mera.
Vande Materam. Jai Hind.