Desi Return Diaries
Welcome to ”DesiReturn Diaries: Embracing Home Again,” the podcast that shares personal journeys and expert insights on returning to India. I’m here to guide and inspire you as you embark on your own DesiReturn journey. Each episode, we’ll dive into the heartfelt stories of individuals who have chosen to come back to India after living abroad. From the challenges of adjusting to a new culture to the joys of rediscovering their roots, these personal narratives will resonate with anyone longing to call India home again. We’ll also feature expert guests who will provide valuable advice and practical tips on various aspects of returning, including finance, career transitions, education, and more. Their expertise will empower you to navigate the complexities and make the most of your journey. So, whether you’re considering a return, planning your move, or already on your way, join us on ”DesiReturn Diaries” as we explore the triumphs, challenges, and transformation of embracing home again.
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Episodes
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Tejas went to the US for his MS and spent close to 11 years before moving to India. Tejas left the IT profession to follow his passion in the creative world by achieving financial independence. He talks about his background, life in US, planning the move and how he achieved financial independence to retire early and follow his passion. He has given lot of tidbits about move to india for future aspirants
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
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.
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
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.
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
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 successful move back to India, we can gain a lot from the insights from Amarmeet.
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
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 do this if he has to move to India and much more. Very insightful conversation.
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
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.
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
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.
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
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 many other topics. Very informative session.
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
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 children. Please listen to this to make sure you are making the right choice for your kids' school when returning to India.
Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Thursday Dec 05, 2024
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.