Dear Sis, I like your video and enthusiasm of NRIs moving back to India. Even I am in the same boat, Our decision is mostly driven either by stressful life abroad or emotional decision of coming back. When the reality hits after coming back we become regret our decision because of following points - - Society has old mindset, does not want to grow up. - Conservative environment for girls. - Country run by uneducated Politicians. - By any chance if you are entangled into judiciary, property or Police affairs - one will be a Milking cow for all. I had a brutal e - It is highly recommended to stay in India if you have good money/political connections else we are bhagwan bharose. I hope everyone finds their way of happiness and contended life while l staying abroad or in our home country.
In the US your kid might be shot while in school, any psycho will open fire while grocery shopping, shop owners lose out billions every year on account of shop lifting, your taxes will be used to pay back 35 trillion $ debt, if your medical insurance is not the costliest, you’ll get bankrupt if you fall sick, corruption at the highest level is what they thrive on. Talk wisely if you know nothing about the world.
Definitely, those two things bug you immediately and you can feel that the air quality is poor. People give zero Fs when it comes to littering. Another frustrating thing you can immediately notice is the people's driving sense and their entitlement to not follow the traffic rules. Work-life balance is also a huge concern in India these days.
Lack of sanitation - how no one has any expectation of higher standards of sanitation and cleanliness, everyone is quite happy living surrounded by dirt Chaos - complete disorder everywhere. Total lack of organization. Complete confusion. Traffic - see above Corruption- probably the highest in the world, crookedness seems ingrained in the culture, actually in the dna Content with the external trappings of wealth, but zero civic sense. Big house, fancy cars, gold and diamonds, designer everything, surrounded by utter squalor Slice of the pie is small so everyone pushing everyone out of the way to grab - makes for a very stressful way of living. No sense of calm, no peace. No silence. Can't hear nature even in nature. All of the above may hurt feelings - therefore the easy, shallow response is money, kids education and other such cope.
As if there's no better job, moving back and forth. Stay happy wherever you're. Happiness in life is the deciding factor wherever you are. Every place has its own pros and cons.
Not an NRI, but I studied abroad but took a job in India. It's better you only return when you have achieved your FIRE goal and some more to set up a business here in India. You can't get rich on a Job in India, but you can work abroad, amass a sum of money needed to secure your future, and some more to set up a business in India. Right now the salaries are low in India and the dollar is expensive, so your modest savings in the US would be a large sum in India. With that money you can start a startup business in your own field, and with your US network, get foreign clients who pay in dollars, while you pay Indian salaries, here, so profitability would be high, which you can use to grow the business fast. This will also help India, as you will create a lot of jobs and help fellow Indians. Indian government is rolling down the red carpet for startups, especially those who export products or services, so setting up here is not that difficult anymore. Lastly, India needs you to be an entrepreneur, because India needs to bring a massive number of people out of poverty to the middle class.
I'm an NRI and don't see any reason coming back to India due to lack of infrastructure, safety for women, corrupt politicians and bureaucrats, high taxes, pollution and zero common sense of citizens when they cast their votes in the name of cast and religion which is a political gimic. I'm way more than happy for being away from these toxic things.
Big warning: after 2 years of residence in India, you will be taxed on ALL global income, at indian tax rates. Any stock investments you have in foreign markets will be taxed as “income” , not capital gains. There is a new law that now , thankfully, excludes taxation of unrealized gains in your foreign retirement accts - but you can’t withdraw from it anymore for urgent needs - else you lose that exemption Per new laws, you will also need to report the max amounts in all your global bank accounts info every year.
@ yes. Farm income is tax free in India. But for NRIs who have gained citizenship in other countries, they are not allowed to own farm properties in India. Also, such citizens are likely going to be taxed by their citizenship countries on their farm income earned in India.
I will let you know few points what I think : 1: Are there any facilities in India, which compare to the tax we pay. Taxes are like london and facilities like somalia 2: No insurance company gives a health insurance to person above 65 years of age. Does that mean that the government assumes that people who paid taxes for their whole life are no longer needed after crossing 65 3: The chalta hai attitude of the people , not valuing other people's time. 4: the money you get in india after returning and the toxic workculture, no work life balance. This is my perspective.I may be wrong but this is what I feel
General Category people don’t comeback as even after 98.9% in 12th standard it was difficult to get a seat on merit in good colleges , hence they don’t want their children to face the same type of difficulty
Reservation gets you college admission, it doesn’t make your life. Stop using reservation as an excuse. You guys bring reservation in every conversation making the person feel small and worthless, why? Why so much discrimination?
@@11_jesusisking As if religion is your constitution following daily ? , Converted for some reason that's okay either enjoy new religion or fight back like our boss (ambedkar) did
I am an NRI and I will not move back for just simple reason, Every day I can get uninterrupted hot shower for as long as I want in my house. When I shower I don't have any other thought about water consumption, electricity, gas, cleaning up etc etc. And all I need to do is turn on and off knob. lol I was in India/visit india and doesn't matter how rich are you, that hot shower in home doesn't feel same as its in USA. Anyone agrees ? Also another reason is corruption in each and every corner in India. Everyone is actively practicing corruption in India even if its micro level.
You know what, i can actually relate to this so much haha :) US is awesome for long hot showers -- many peoples' ideas come at this time. Good to hear your perspective :)
Although you do mention that your data and surveys are US centric, the fact that you nonetheless use NRI for describing your audience somehow does dilutes the validity of your findings. For instance, for Europe based NRIs, particularly for those in the richer Western European countries, the calculus changes considerably. When you have free education for your children all the way up to university unlike in the US and India, you may not want to go back. Free healthcare, especially if you have a chronic disease like kidney problems, cardiovascular problems etc are free in much of Western Europe unlike in India. Excellent work-life balance and a solid welfare system are also factors that make living in Europe attractive. Admittedly, I am writing as someone in a well paid white collar job and not as someone doing blue collar work. But that raises another question : To what extent is your survey skewed towards white collar workers? Anecdotally, most blue collar workers have no choice but to work in the West. There are nearly 750,000 undocumented Indians in the US alone and there are large numbers of Indians in Europe as well. These groups harbour no intentions of going back as competition for unskilled work in India is very high. At the other end of the spectrum, you also have NRIs who are utterly uninterested in settling down in the countries where they work - such as those working in the Middle East. These countries do not offer a pathway to citizenship, are often intolerant to other religions and races, tend to be undemocratic and hence unattractive. NRIs here would have a higher propensity to return home or seek greener pastures in the West. I think in our arrogance as educated people, we study our peers and not people who are far more valuable to the Indian economy than us - the millions of poorly educated Indians who toil for paltry sums in the Middle East as construction workers or as clandestine labour in the fields of Italy picking strawberries or as food delivery couriers in Ireland and so on. I am afraid your survey excludes these people. Most studies also ignores another immensely important kind of migrant - female migrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia etc. who work as nannies, cooks and domestic servants in rich countries. The American sociologist Barbara Ehrenreich in her book “Global Woman” documents the massive contributions that these unsung women do to enable the “memsahib” of the household to pursue her career as a lawyer, doctor or software engineer. And that job of being a nanny is extremely gender specific - men are seldom let into households to become nannies. Have you studied such categories of Indian labour? After all, as a woman you do relate to what I am writing here right? How many Indian nannies were in your sample Ms Dave ? Or am I to believe that such labour is done by lower castes and hence not really important?
I moved back after 12 years! agree 100% with your findings.. I am one of those that moved back with whatever salary I got, later got what I thought I should. Super happy to be back - been back for 12 years now! The one thing I would say is - have a solid reason to move back (e.g.: being around parents is a very strong one) you will need that reason to take you through the lows - and trust me : you will hit your lows. The lows can be triggered even by something as trivial as the power going off just before you want to take a shower! Good luck to anyone who is contemplating moving back!
There are 4 types of taxes, Medicare,social security, federal income tax and state tax. Cleanliness and no corruption at a lower level are 2 best things in United States.
Nice work and reported very professionally. It will be very helpful to the public, as many are in the boat that may have question in deciding or making up their mind about living abroad. It gives insight of living abroad and question of returning. Thank you.
Though your analysis highlights interesting points, i feel n=500 is very small. Only handful of people in every US state. Are they all from the US? What about EU, Australia other countries? My friend from our India office use to casually ask me to come back and work for them - my response was simple - why should i move if i want to work for a US based company in India and ruin my life, i can't experience a sunset, go out for a walk in the evening, spend time with my family on a dinner table as i will just working my ass during evening/night as its morning in the US. It's ironic! i think i will retun if i am patriotic enough to work for an Indian company on their terms.
Top reasons why you should NOT move back (despite whatever preachy message this lady wants to give) : 1.Indian work culture is really unprofessional - managers who don't give a damn about your personal live, micro-managing and no structural way of working. Everything is ad-hoc unless client demands it 2. Quick-fix (jugaadu) and high tolerance for all laxities (chalta hai) culture. We pride ourselves over coming up with quick creative short-term fixes, that there is no incentive to provide a sustainable long-term solution to systemic problems 3. Only you as a working professional pay taxes and your taxes are not FULLY utilized for nation building. Add to this atrocious taxation on essentials on fuel and medical insurance 4. Deep rooted corruption in every govt. agency
I addressed the first 2 points by making the work environment around me like it was when I was a NRI. It worked! Addressed 3 and 4 by completely ignoring them. Don't worry over things you cannot fix.
Your analysis is very right. I am a kiwi, moved to india stayed for 3 years. Now in Aus. But India is the best. Corruption is the biggest in India. School fees is also a problem.
I’m myself ex NRI who moved back to India an year ago. So far no major complaints. And yes this is the most sensible video I’ve seen offlate about returning NRIs
Why NRIs will come back? On the other hand, people are leaving India of large numbers record number of Indians are denouncing Indian citizenship. It's a very difficult for people of India, unless you are rich.160 million Muslims and it is increasing rapidly, a catastrophe. Corruption, pollution, worst sporting nation in world, judiciary is a joke, laughing stock. India has just 2.5% land of world with 17% of world's population, facing ecological and environmental disaster. Horrible place. I have left India long time back
I will be returning India in two weeks time, been working out for 22 years. Surrendered my Canadian PR 5 years ago. Would love to relearn to be a desi. Yes, lots of negatives back home , particularly if someone is “unknown but exNRI”. Let me see. Nothing comes free… gives some , take some. Jai Ho !
Good luck to you, I did something similar, was very difficult for first one to two years trying to adjust but after that I feel it was worth it. I don't feel like going back. You need to have a little bit of fighting spirit to fight negative circumstances in India. If you have that and have a positive mindset, it is the best move. People often easily forget that they were born in India and lived here for many years😂 after going abroad they act like they were born abroad 😂 All the best to you and your family ❤
Your survey is made for US or across countries? If it is US only, consider changing the title to clarify that it is for US NRI and not across most of the world.
This is focusing on US based NRI’s only. NRI’s from Middle East, Far East, Europe and Africa may have differing views. Also USD salaries in US cannot be converted directly into INR. Purchasing power parity is normally applied by intelligent people. I lived in Far East and Africa and never wanted to move back since the expatriate lifestyle that I had could not be offered in India. Moved to the US and had to give up the expatriate perks since taxation law doesn’t provide for such perks in US. India to US is purchasing power parity is around 24. That’s why many junior and mid level NRI’s in US are living pay cheque to pay cheque.None of these factors have been taken into account in your research or survey
Every NRI has different aspects in life...some people who r already well to do in India or had really made it big abroad might think of coming back but people who moved to US , UK or Aus nt just for money but quality of life, these people miss India only bcoz their parents r alone back home nd miss attending some cultural events otherwise they really don't want to be back in a place where a man could be brutally murdered or a girl would be raped in public nd the culprit still gets away bcoz of money or political connect...there is so much haterate within our own country...people hv no civic sense,.people r dead rude nd has no feeling of brotherhood, cast colour nd status is still a big issue
Hi Nupur, very nice to watch your video and see the survey result 😊, you have covered all the topics and I am also struggling with few of them when thinking of moving to India. I think everyone have there own situations to deal with but my major fear factor is unorganised, traffic, pollution, basis behaviour of citizen...... once you stay abroad, you are so used to these things that it becomes so hard to adjust. My kids don’t want to move to India, which is also holding me back. I really appreciate your work and look forward to similar content in future 😊
I am a Person who didn't regret moving back to india, I got good Opportunities in India(not good money though). But I am also the person who wants to go back abroad :( (not for money)
Can’t get adhar to my son with OCI card, bank asked 16 documents to open the bank account, my son tried to get Airtel connection, but back office didn’t allow because he didn’t have Adhar. Most people are returning because of their visa conditions, old parents. Most people are returning permanently are not returning their forgin visa or passport.
I don’t think I am ever going to move back to India. I would rather accumulate my wealth with a work life balance and choose a country with no capital gains tax.
Dear Sister, I am in Europe for more than 15 yrs now. please do not talk something to make youtube content. Do not just tell % just by your own numbers whatever comes in your mind. Statistics you as a single cannot make it.
What I understood from this discussion is NRI may return back either they are too patriotic or if India will become perfect country to meet their standards. Is money the only reason? Or are they looking down on India at this moment ? If yes, why? How they see India? Is it ok for them to live in abroad without any roots or people or place to call their home? How life in America or abroad differs from India? Is there any possibility for them to return if India become superior country?
Most NRI’s want to buy properties in India in their 40tee and buy the time they are in their 50 tee want to sell it. I want to go back to India in my 60’s and travel the eastern hemisphere and return back in my 70’s. US health care and hospital care is the best for those who can afford it. India is good if you’re looking at prices and not accountability from the system.
Hi Nupur, great video and great research. A quick suggestion: please consider correcting NRI's to NRIs on your research data page. Once again, thank you for the providing the insights; this new series is amazingly informative!
Great catch!. This is now fixed! I found 18 instances.Thank you so much for the nit. Appreciate it. www.nupurdave.in/articles/survey-results-nris-returning-to-india-2
Like to move back, but feels there should be some sort of government support/ advisory machinery to assist, and protect against fraud when buying a house in India. After living abroad for so many years, anxiety is obvious
This term NRI is very loaded - it gives the image of a person who is working in Manhattan/Silicon Valley in a high-flying career. Well, majority of NRIs are those who went to pursue Masters in some random course like Sustainability in Hotel Management and are now working as a cashier in Tesco/Walmart. In India, it'd be hard for them to get even 15 lpa after 4-5 years of work experience.
Your points are great but one thing to notice But NRI’s in Dubai they go back to India more often than other NRI’s .. Because NRI’s in Middle East don’t renounce their citizenship unlike in the west ..Ofcourse the foreign citizenships have greater benefits in terms of travelling etc and also the Middle East they don’t give passports that easily as usa does
Here are the things I like about India: being close to parents and relatives, proximity to my village, the weather, the smell, the food, the temples, and the abundance of historical places to visit. There’s no other place on earth where I enjoy food more than in Delhi. The overall feeling is wonderful-but unfortunately, it doesn’t last long. Over time, that initial warmth and joy begin to fade away. However, there are several things I do not like. Many people are dishonest, and most businesses lack ethics-their primary goal often seems to be cheating customers. For example, Amazon India sent me a used item three times in a row. The healthcare system is terrible, and the behavior of doctors is often unacceptable. My father-in-law was dying of kidney failure, and despite all my questions, his doctor refused to answer any of them. Road rage is rampant. On one occasion, a man occupied my reserved seat on a train and argued relentlessly when I asked for it back. He even called his friends to confront me. Driving sense is poor-does anyone even follow lanes, despite the availability of good highways? There is also a severe lack of civic sense. Pollution is a silent killer, affecting everyone. Water is both scarce and often impure. I have a teenager and a grown-up child who is now in college (a top-tier one). Had I moved to India earlier, they would have faced soul-crushing competition just to get into a good school or land a job at top companies like Meta or Google. But here, they secured these opportunities without enduring that brutal competition. The process was much smoother and far less stressful. These are all my first-hand experiences. People generally don’t take feedback well at all. Trust me, you wouldn’t like this either.
One of the most problematic situation is, government is helpless. India cannot change. Only employed class pay taxes. The whole burden of tax is balanced by educated employees, middle class. Farmers may have income anywhere from 5 Lto 20 L, it's all tax free; And this one thing cannot be changed by government, neither reservation nor corruption, not pollution, not cleanliness, not Civic sense, no traffic rules only traffic jams. Simply few percentage up and few percentages down in taxation. This is all finance minister does every year.
Had lived abroad in my 20s for 2 years and came back to India. Made me realise being abroad is better in almost every aspect. Now abroad since the past 12 years and saving 50+LPA. I love many things about my home city and country and Mumbai is a shithole. My friends are so busy they meet each other only when I visit India. Yes, i will return to India but only after I have retired and only for 3-4 months to enjoy. My parents visit me abroad every year and stay for 3-6 months so I do not miss them. And who wants to live in a country that is being led my ultra right wing hate idealogy? draconian tax laws? No one.
Moving back to India spending 10 years and then moving back is bad financially. One would be moving back to US costs with 10 years earning Indian salary.
Don't move back. Just send your dollars. I use to do the same to my ancestral home in the village. I live in an urban City in India. A village is same to a migrated city dweller, as India is to an NRI.
Yes, this perspective is often overlooked. Leaving everything familiar and beloved in a small town, and moving to the chaos and coldness of an Indian metropolis.
People just talk about salaries in United States but no one talks about the expenses. If you have a family with 2 children's and a house, your monthly expense might be about 4000 or 5000 dollars per month, including mortgage and real estate taxes. That is equivalent to about 320,000 or 400,000 INR. Also, cold weather is a big issue in certain states. One crore salary is not too much in United States. Nothing is free in United States, do not expect to save lots of money. Cost of living is very high.
Being happy with whatever you have along with your family and friends is more important rather than living abroad and then remembering and missing India on any occasions. These so called developed countries have become rich by looting India. Go back into history and you will find how British and U.S.A became rich. I resent those Indians who are living abroad and criticize their own country for lagging behind. However India is now developing and a lot of NRI's are coming back to India with unique start ups.
Hi Nupur, you have not covered the issues related NRI guys who are unmarried , married , having small kids, having grown up children and who have already purchased the homes . You are trying to compare the issues between you and others. It seems that you are either single or unmarried . Then your perception may be limited from the said Categories. However trying to give some insight to relocate to India are appreciable
The analysis is very surface level. It does not take into account many aspects and has a condescending tone for people who decide to stay abroad. Cleanliness, pollution, infrastructure, freedom to live in any way you want, level of higher education, quality and access of products and technology, friendships you create. They're very many more reasons why Indians would not prefer to go back, but that does not and should not take them away from praising their country. This does not make NRIs confused in any way. Maybe they can do a better job in saying what they really want. And it is very much a possibility to love two places at the same time.
USA and Canada -- major reason BIRTH RIGHT CITIZENSHIP for there children & and for singles “ CAN HAVE RANDOM RELATIONSHIPS and do what ever they want “
Your video is interesting but unfortunately it applies (as I interpret it) to highly educated, IT-centric young professionals in their 20s or 30s who initially pursue the American Dream. It does not cover the millions of Indians less qualified and in diverse fields all across the globe who migrated at various stages of their lives in search of something that they could not find in their native land. I come from a very ordinary background but I did leave a secure job and secure financial future in my late forties to settle abroad. Do I suffer pangs about that decision? Yes, sometimes. There is always a homesickness for anyone who leaves a familiar environment behind. But you learn to deal with it and you can find happiness anywhere, it is something that always lies within you. After 24 years abroad, would I consider going back to India? Absolutely not. I do miss many aspects of life in India like most NRIs but I find it is better to visit India as a tourist (there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that it is a wonderful tourist destination) than to go back for good. I do not miss the crowds, the humidity, the heat and the dust, the air pollution, the traffic congestion. Also the fact that the divide between those who are in the upper strata of society and those less fortunate has continued to grow in the last few decades. I agree that India has made tremendous strides in infrastructure development recently but the fact remains that for a large majority of the 1.4 billion souls inhabiting the subcontinent the quality of life remains less than desirable. Yes, and unlike most of the NRIs you have surveyed, I love cold weather, I love snow, I love the change of seasons - these are manifestations of seasons that you rarely get to witness in overcrowded cities like Mumbai where the weather is hot and humid or very hot and humid! And if you love the outdoors like me, there is precious little opportunity in most Indian towns to get a refreshing dose of nature close at hand or within the city.
It is due to emotional reasons. they have suffered in India financially, Toxic society, thus they fear suffering here. It is like trauma created in brain before moving abroad. Second reason is kids wants to live abroad as they are born there. Thus NRI 's get super confused about there life in India without there kids and grand kids. Best bet is to move abroad in early twenties say 21, 22 etc.....then Earn like crazy for 10 years(Save f*ckiing every penny). Return at 30 , get married and have kids in India at 31 or 32. Then you will enjoy life as you have Money + kids born in India + parents around ===> Perfect life
My take People who work in corporate culture specially with orthodox thinking were a problem and will always be a problem Iv don’t like that. People coming to work at 10 12 staying late till 12 midnight Bosses saying working 12 mid night is fine Weekends par bhi login karo Ask the same thing to usa guys You will hear your answers People just don’t value life Corporate politics is at its peak It happens in usa as well. I don’t plan to return but when i do it will be to create employment not become employee Plus i have a goal to open schools and hospital in rural area
This is the way I look at this matter of “desiring to move back to India”. “Moving back” is a generic and low intensity desire. But inertia is a stronger force. look at the list of things you need to do before moving. Sell house, find job(s), find school for children, all major things. Suppose you are married and have children in US. Children get educated. After some years of study most children will not want to go to an unfamiliar and less comfortable place. They are very likely to dig their herls in. And , unless you have stronger reasons and stronger motivations, your moving plan is done with. Even stronger reason is spouse attitude. Ladies find US a lot more empowering place for them. They generally don’t like the attitude of men. If men have many reasons for moving and many for not, women typically have this strong reason to resist. Of course, money is a big factor. If you are not financially comfortable moving back is just a wish. We moved back to India after I was 17 years in US and my wife 16 years. I went to US many times to US as part of the job. But that was years back. Daughters were in 8th and 4th grades. We moved back in 2012. Daughters say they will go back to US and planning, now that they are done with undergrad here. But we are happy that we moved.
I appreciate your effort but really the question is, who cares? IMO, what you need to research(already a lot of data on this but still) is why do people leave and why is the number going up. Whether they come back or not are personal choices and not really an interesting topic.
All said and done, regarding corporate work culture, Indian companies suck and suck bigtime! The more one has worked abroad, in the US or Europe, the more challenging it is!
Stated preference vs revealed preference = better say this to not hurt anyones feelings vs the Truth. Its not really about the money, thats an easy cope answer. You can make money in india, jot a problem. India is a very difficult country to live in and as such very difficult to return to.
Most likely you will regret the move but won't have the courage to admit it. Don't even consider. If there's any opportunity, 90% of the tax paying people want to move out.
1. Traffic 2. Corruption 3. Huge population 4. Taxes 5. Toxic work culture 6. Bad hygiene 7. Worst infrastructure 8. People with zero civic sense 9.very costly primary education 10. Dengue, bad water, and food hygiene You need to understand why people are taking the first opportunity to settle abroad.. Even with hardship, they are happy.. For NRI to return, only reason is aging parents..and their culture to care for them..🎉🎉
Dear Sis, I like your video and enthusiasm of NRIs moving back to India. Even I am in the same boat, Our decision is mostly driven either by stressful life abroad or emotional decision of coming back. When the reality hits after coming back we become regret our decision because of following points -
- Society has old mindset, does not want to grow up.
- Conservative environment for girls.
- Country run by uneducated Politicians.
- By any chance if you are entangled into judiciary, property or Police affairs - one will be a Milking cow for all. I had a brutal e
- It is highly recommended to stay in India if you have good money/political connections else we are bhagwan bharose.
I hope everyone finds their way of happiness and contended life while l staying abroad or in our home country.
True bro
@@starhaven4944 what true, have you looked at how brutal US police is, And if you get tortured even in police custody
Every country has plus and minus points, some are happy too coming back , some don't like it here.
India is best place for all obsolete people 🥱 lol
If you really want to move , you can, you don't need to moan. But most are worried about what others think of them if they return,
You pay high taxes but get nothing in return in India
That's much worse outside at least in Canada
You are wrong ayush here in India we get hate, nepotism, corruption what else you want 😅
In the US your kid might be shot while in school, any psycho will open fire while grocery shopping, shop owners lose out billions every year on account of shop lifting, your taxes will be used to pay back 35 trillion $ debt, if your medical insurance is not the costliest, you’ll get bankrupt if you fall sick, corruption at the highest level is what they thrive on. Talk wisely if you know nothing about the world.
Oh bhai dedollarization ke Baad ye bhi kam ho jayega ok west ki halat pta chalegi babu 😊
Not all NRIs are rich and doing well, some are barely living paycheck to paycheck
Then they must have taken the donkey route. Go to study on merit and you will be well off.
Yep! Those are the ones which can't even get 20LPA back home
It is not the money but pollution and cleanliness. NRIs are not moving to India because of these 2 issues.
Definitely, those two things bug you immediately and you can feel that the air quality is poor. People give zero Fs when it comes to littering. Another frustrating thing you can immediately notice is the people's driving sense and their entitlement to not follow the traffic rules. Work-life balance is also a huge concern in India these days.
Move to a small town, there's no pollution in most small towns
Also healthcare, esp when you get older
Lack of sanitation - how no one has any expectation of higher standards of sanitation and cleanliness, everyone is quite happy living surrounded by dirt
Chaos - complete disorder everywhere. Total lack of organization. Complete confusion.
Traffic - see above
Corruption- probably the highest in the world, crookedness seems ingrained in the culture, actually in the dna
Content with the external trappings of wealth, but zero civic sense. Big house, fancy cars, gold and diamonds, designer everything, surrounded by utter squalor
Slice of the pie is small so everyone pushing everyone out of the way to grab - makes for a very stressful way of living.
No sense of calm, no peace. No silence. Can't hear nature even in nature.
All of the above may hurt feelings - therefore the easy, shallow response is money, kids education and other such cope.
and many more issues, police, judiciary, bureaucracy, and many things. No respect for talent, no law, no rules, no justice
As if there's no better job, moving back and forth. Stay happy wherever you're. Happiness in life is the deciding factor wherever you are. Every place has its own pros and cons.
Not an NRI, but I studied abroad but took a job in India. It's better you only return when you have achieved your FIRE goal and some more to set up a business here in India. You can't get rich on a Job in India, but you can work abroad, amass a sum of money needed to secure your future, and some more to set up a business in India. Right now the salaries are low in India and the dollar is expensive, so your modest savings in the US would be a large sum in India. With that money you can start a startup business in your own field, and with your US network, get foreign clients who pay in dollars, while you pay Indian salaries, here, so profitability would be high, which you can use to grow the business fast. This will also help India, as you will create a lot of jobs and help fellow Indians. Indian government is rolling down the red carpet for startups, especially those who export products or services, so setting up here is not that difficult anymore. Lastly, India needs you to be an entrepreneur, because India needs to bring a massive number of people out of poverty to the middle class.
All excellent points
I returned back and been 6 years now. Im very very happy.
I'm an NRI and don't see any reason coming back to India due to lack of infrastructure, safety for women, corrupt politicians and bureaucrats, high taxes, pollution and zero common sense of citizens when they cast their votes in the name of cast and religion which is a political gimic.
I'm way more than happy for being away from these toxic things.
To mat aao kon bol rha hai aane ko dedollarization ke Baad khud hi aaoge 😊
Big warning: after 2 years of residence in India, you will be taxed on ALL global income, at indian tax rates. Any stock investments you have in foreign markets will be taxed as “income” , not capital gains.
There is a new law that now , thankfully, excludes taxation of unrealized gains in your foreign retirement accts - but you can’t withdraw from it anymore for urgent needs - else you lose that exemption
Per new laws, you will also need to report the max amounts in all your global bank accounts info every year.
Buy a coffee estate, all income is tax free
@ yes. Farm income is tax free in India. But for NRIs who have gained citizenship in other countries, they are not allowed to own farm properties in India. Also, such citizens are likely going to be taxed by their citizenship countries on their farm income earned in India.
I will let you know few points what I think :
1: Are there any facilities in India, which compare to the tax we pay. Taxes are like london and facilities like somalia
2: No insurance company gives a health insurance to person above 65 years of age. Does that mean that the government assumes that people who paid taxes for their whole life are no longer needed after crossing 65
3: The chalta hai attitude of the people , not valuing other people's time.
4: the money you get in india after returning and the toxic workculture, no work life balance.
This is my perspective.I may be wrong but this is what I feel
General Category people don’t comeback as even after 98.9% in 12th standard it was difficult to get a seat on merit in good colleges , hence they don’t want their children to face the same type of difficulty
I’m sc and I don’t want to come back because I am tired of your religion and its discrimination
Reservation gets you college admission, it doesn’t make your life. Stop using reservation as an excuse. You guys bring reservation in every conversation making the person feel small and worthless, why? Why so much discrimination?
Lol, others dont want to come back because they face discrimination from people like you.
@@11_jesusisking As if religion is your constitution following daily ? , Converted for some reason that's okay either enjoy new religion or fight back like our boss (ambedkar) did
@@11_jesusisking so don't come please wahi raho
I am an NRI and I will not move back for just simple reason,
Every day I can get uninterrupted hot shower for as long as I want in my house.
When I shower I don't have any other thought about water consumption, electricity, gas, cleaning up etc etc. And all I need to do is turn on and off knob. lol
I was in India/visit india and doesn't matter how rich are you, that hot shower in home doesn't feel same as its in USA.
Anyone agrees ?
Also another reason is corruption in each and every corner in India. Everyone is actively practicing corruption in India even if its micro level.
You know what, i can actually relate to this so much haha :) US is awesome for long hot showers -- many peoples' ideas come at this time. Good to hear your perspective :)
Although you do mention that your data and surveys are US centric, the fact that you nonetheless use NRI for describing your audience somehow does dilutes the validity of your findings. For instance, for Europe based NRIs, particularly for those in the richer Western European countries, the calculus changes considerably. When you have free education for your children all the way up to university unlike in the US and India, you may not want to go back. Free healthcare, especially if you have a chronic disease like kidney problems, cardiovascular problems etc are free in much of Western Europe unlike in India. Excellent work-life balance and a solid welfare system are also factors that make living in Europe attractive.
Admittedly, I am writing as someone in a well paid white collar job and not as someone doing blue collar work. But that raises another question : To what extent is your survey skewed towards white collar workers? Anecdotally, most blue collar workers have no choice but to work in the West. There are nearly 750,000 undocumented Indians in the US alone and there are large numbers of Indians in Europe as well. These groups harbour no intentions of going back as competition for unskilled work in India is very high.
At the other end of the spectrum, you also have NRIs who are utterly uninterested in settling down in the countries where they work - such as those working in the Middle East. These countries do not offer a pathway to citizenship, are often intolerant to other religions and races, tend to be undemocratic and hence unattractive. NRIs here would have a higher propensity to return home or seek greener pastures in the West.
I think in our arrogance as educated people, we study our peers and not people who are far more valuable to the Indian economy than us - the millions of poorly educated Indians who toil for paltry sums in the Middle East as construction workers or as clandestine labour in the fields of Italy picking strawberries or as food delivery couriers in Ireland and so on. I am afraid your survey excludes these people.
Most studies also ignores another immensely important kind of migrant - female migrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia etc. who work as nannies, cooks and domestic servants in rich countries. The American sociologist Barbara Ehrenreich in her book “Global Woman” documents the massive contributions that these unsung women do to enable the “memsahib” of the household to pursue her career as a lawyer, doctor or software engineer. And that job of being a nanny is extremely gender specific - men are seldom let into households to become nannies. Have you studied such categories of Indian labour? After all, as a woman you do relate to what I am writing here right? How many Indian nannies were in your sample Ms Dave ? Or am I to believe that such labour is done by lower castes and hence not really important?
The fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.......Depression disagrees.
I moved back after 12 years! agree 100% with your findings.. I am one of those that moved back with whatever salary I got, later got what I thought I should. Super happy to be back - been back for 12 years now!
The one thing I would say is - have a solid reason to move back (e.g.: being around parents is a very strong one) you will need that reason to take you through the lows - and trust me : you will hit your lows. The lows can be triggered even by something as trivial as the power going off just before you want to take a shower!
Good luck to anyone who is contemplating moving back!
There are 4 types of taxes, Medicare,social security, federal income tax and state tax. Cleanliness and no corruption at a lower level are 2 best things in United States.
Why do people feel that money is the motivator for living abroad? It is not. People live abroad because of better facilities.
Nice work and reported very professionally. It will be very helpful to the public, as many are in the boat that may have question in deciding or making up their mind about living abroad. It gives insight of living abroad and question of returning. Thank you.
Very useful data Nupur. Thanks for putting a video showing clear stats. This says a lotttt...
Glad it was helpful!
So much good information . It really helps NRI community . Final verdict is 80% still live in US unless you have major reason to go back to India
Very well reported
Keep up the good work
Though your analysis highlights interesting points, i feel n=500 is very small. Only handful of people in every US state. Are they all from the US? What about EU, Australia other countries?
My friend from our India office use to casually ask me to come back and work for them - my response was simple - why should i move if i want to work for a US based company in India and ruin my life, i can't experience a sunset, go out for a walk in the evening, spend time with my family on a dinner table as i will just working my ass during evening/night as its morning in the US.
It's ironic! i think i will retun if i am patriotic enough to work for an Indian company on their terms.
Top reasons why you should NOT move back (despite whatever preachy message this lady wants to give) :
1.Indian work culture is really unprofessional - managers who don't give a damn about your personal live, micro-managing and no structural way of working. Everything is ad-hoc unless client demands it
2. Quick-fix (jugaadu) and high tolerance for all laxities (chalta hai) culture. We pride ourselves over coming up with quick creative short-term fixes, that there is no incentive to provide a sustainable long-term solution to systemic problems
3. Only you as a working professional pay taxes and your taxes are not FULLY utilized for nation building. Add to this atrocious taxation on essentials on fuel and medical insurance
4. Deep rooted corruption in every govt. agency
I addressed the first 2 points by making the work environment around me like it was when I was a NRI. It worked! Addressed 3 and 4 by completely ignoring them. Don't worry over things you cannot fix.
Your analysis is very right. I am a kiwi, moved to india stayed for 3 years. Now in Aus. But India is the best. Corruption is the biggest in India. School fees is also a problem.
I’m myself ex NRI who moved back to India an year ago. So far no major complaints. And yes this is the most sensible video I’ve seen offlate about returning NRIs
Hypocrites making money on youtube by explaining y they are like that ...God save india
Why NRIs will come back? On the other hand, people are leaving India of large numbers record number of Indians are denouncing Indian citizenship. It's a very difficult for people of India, unless you are rich.160 million Muslims and it is increasing rapidly, a catastrophe. Corruption, pollution, worst sporting nation in world, judiciary is a joke, laughing stock. India has just 2.5% land of world with 17% of world's population, facing ecological and environmental disaster. Horrible place. I have left India long time back
I will be returning India in two weeks time, been working out for 22 years. Surrendered my Canadian PR 5 years ago. Would love to relearn to be a desi. Yes, lots of negatives back home , particularly if someone is “unknown but exNRI”. Let me see. Nothing comes free… gives some , take some. Jai Ho !
You are returning after 22 years but at the same time you say, you have returned your PR 5 years ago. What is that?
Good luck to you, I did something similar, was very difficult for first one to two years trying to adjust but after that I feel it was worth it. I don't feel like going back. You need to have a little bit of fighting spirit to fight negative circumstances in India. If you have that and have a positive mindset, it is the best move. People often easily forget that they were born in India and lived here for many years😂 after going abroad they act like they were born abroad 😂
All the best to you and your family ❤
If you lead a simple life you can be happy anywhere
Your survey is made for US or across countries? If it is US only, consider changing the title to clarify that it is for US NRI and not across most of the world.
Lagta hai tumhara gc nahi laga... All you are indicating are about negatives about USA... Indias quality of life is far far far below USA
This is focusing on US based NRI’s only. NRI’s from Middle East, Far East, Europe and Africa may have differing views. Also USD salaries in US cannot be converted directly into INR. Purchasing power parity is normally applied by intelligent people. I lived in Far East and Africa and never wanted to move back since the expatriate lifestyle that I had could not be offered in India. Moved to the US and had to give up the expatriate perks since taxation law doesn’t provide for such perks in US. India to US is purchasing power parity is around 24. That’s why many junior and mid level NRI’s in US are living pay cheque to pay cheque.None of these factors have been taken into account in your research or survey
Every NRI has different aspects in life...some people who r already well to do in India or had really made it big abroad might think of coming back but people who moved to US , UK or Aus nt just for money but quality of life, these people miss India only bcoz their parents r alone back home nd miss attending some cultural events otherwise they really don't want to be back in a place where a man could be brutally murdered or a girl would be raped in public nd the culprit still gets away bcoz of money or political connect...there is so much haterate within our own country...people hv no civic sense,.people r dead rude nd has no feeling of brotherhood, cast colour nd status is still a big issue
Main reason is traffic in India ? 😛
traffic is lvl 1 of the game.
Incessant honking
Hi Nupur, very nice to watch your video and see the survey result 😊, you have covered all the topics and I am also struggling with few of them when thinking of moving to India. I think everyone have there own situations to deal with but my major fear factor is unorganised, traffic, pollution, basis behaviour of citizen...... once you stay abroad, you are so used to these things that it becomes so hard to adjust. My kids don’t want to move to India, which is also holding me back.
I really appreciate your work and look forward to similar content in future 😊
So true that you get used to that life, and if you and your family is happy there, then just visit more often
Why wud anyone come back. Nobody wanna take a time machine moving in the wrong direction.
I am a Person who didn't regret moving back to india, I got good Opportunities in India(not good money though). But I am also the person who wants to go back abroad :( (not for money)
Can’t get adhar to my son with OCI card, bank asked 16 documents to open the bank account, my son tried to get Airtel connection, but back office didn’t allow because he didn’t have Adhar.
Most people are returning because of their visa conditions, old parents.
Most people are returning permanently are not returning their forgin visa or passport.
Great research Nupur 👍
Conversely, more than 80% resident Indians want to be NRIs~ a conservative guess.
I don’t think I am ever going to move back to India. I would rather accumulate my wealth with a work life balance and choose a country with no capital gains tax.
Dear Sister, I am in Europe for more than 15 yrs now. please do not talk something to make youtube content. Do not just tell % just by your own numbers whatever comes in your mind. Statistics you as a single cannot make it.
One has to be crazy to move back. It is surprising that there are so many at 20%
What I understood from this discussion is NRI may return back either they are too patriotic or if India will become perfect country to meet their standards. Is money the only reason? Or are they looking down on India at this moment ? If yes, why? How they see India? Is it ok for them to live in abroad without any roots or people or place to call their home? How life in America or abroad differs from India? Is there any possibility for them to return if India become superior country?
Most NRI’s want to buy properties in India in their 40tee and buy the time they are in their 50 tee want to sell it.
I want to go back to India in my 60’s and travel the eastern hemisphere and return back in my 70’s. US health care and hospital care is the best for those who can afford it. India is good if you’re looking at prices and not accountability from the system.
Hi Nupur, great video and great research. A quick suggestion: please consider correcting NRI's to NRIs on your research data page. Once again, thank you for the providing the insights; this new series is amazingly informative!
Great catch!. This is now fixed! I found 18 instances.Thank you so much for the nit. Appreciate it. www.nupurdave.in/articles/survey-results-nris-returning-to-india-2
Like to move back, but feels there should be some sort of government support/ advisory machinery to assist, and protect against fraud when buying a house in India. After living abroad for so many years, anxiety is obvious
In India there is endless pollution and tensions like traffic jams , why come to India . Call your family abroad for get together and be happy.
This term NRI is very loaded - it gives the image of a person who is working in Manhattan/Silicon Valley in a high-flying career.
Well, majority of NRIs are those who went to pursue Masters in some random course like Sustainability in Hotel Management and are now working as a cashier in Tesco/Walmart. In India, it'd be hard for them to get even 15 lpa after 4-5 years of work experience.
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Your points are great but one thing to notice But NRI’s in Dubai they go back to India more often than other NRI’s .. Because NRI’s in Middle East don’t renounce their citizenship unlike in the west ..Ofcourse the foreign citizenships have greater benefits in terms of travelling etc and also the Middle East they don’t give passports that easily as usa does
i have no confusion. i am not moving to India.I have been living in US for 20 years and never wanted to go back to India.
How much have you saved till now?
@ a lot to live life comfortably
Here are the things I like about India: being close to parents and relatives, proximity to my village, the weather, the smell, the food, the temples, and the abundance of historical places to visit. There’s no other place on earth where I enjoy food more than in Delhi. The overall feeling is wonderful-but unfortunately, it doesn’t last long. Over time, that initial warmth and joy begin to fade away.
However, there are several things I do not like. Many people are dishonest, and most businesses lack ethics-their primary goal often seems to be cheating customers. For example, Amazon India sent me a used item three times in a row. The healthcare system is terrible, and the behavior of doctors is often unacceptable. My father-in-law was dying of kidney failure, and despite all my questions, his doctor refused to answer any of them. Road rage is rampant. On one occasion, a man occupied my reserved seat on a train and argued relentlessly when I asked for it back. He even called his friends to confront me. Driving sense is poor-does anyone even follow lanes, despite the availability of good highways? There is also a severe lack of civic sense.
Pollution is a silent killer, affecting everyone. Water is both scarce and often impure. I have a teenager and a grown-up child who is now in college (a top-tier one). Had I moved to India earlier, they would have faced soul-crushing competition just to get into a good school or land a job at top companies like Meta or Google. But here, they secured these opportunities without enduring that brutal competition. The process was much smoother and far less stressful.
These are all my first-hand experiences. People generally don’t take feedback well at all. Trust me, you wouldn’t like this either.
One of the most problematic situation is, government is helpless. India cannot change. Only employed class pay taxes. The whole burden of tax is balanced by educated employees, middle class.
Farmers may have income anywhere from 5 Lto 20 L, it's all tax free;
And this one thing cannot be changed by government, neither reservation nor corruption, not pollution, not cleanliness, not Civic sense, no traffic rules only traffic jams.
Simply few percentage up and few percentages down in taxation. This is all finance minister does every year.
Had lived abroad in my 20s for 2 years and came back to India. Made me realise being abroad is better in almost every aspect.
Now abroad since the past 12 years and saving 50+LPA.
I love many things about my home city and country and Mumbai is a shithole.
My friends are so busy they meet each other only when I visit India.
Yes, i will return to India but only after I have retired and only for 3-4 months to enjoy.
My parents visit me abroad every year and stay for 3-6 months so I do not miss them.
And who wants to live in a country that is being led my ultra right wing hate idealogy? draconian tax laws? No one.
It is not cold in Southern USA & California
Moving back to India spending 10 years and then moving back is bad financially. One would be moving back to US costs with 10 years earning Indian salary.
Don't move back. Just send your dollars.
I use to do the same to my ancestral home in the village. I live in an urban City in India. A village is same to a migrated city dweller, as India is to an NRI.
Yes, this perspective is often overlooked. Leaving everything familiar and beloved in a small town, and moving to the chaos and coldness of an Indian metropolis.
People just talk about salaries in United States but no one talks about the expenses. If you have a family with 2 children's and a house, your monthly expense might be about 4000 or 5000 dollars per month, including mortgage and real estate taxes. That is equivalent to about 320,000 or 400,000 INR. Also, cold weather is a big issue in certain states. One crore salary is not too much in United States. Nothing is free in United States, do not expect to save lots of money. Cost of living is very high.
Being happy with whatever you have along with your family and friends is more important rather than living abroad and then remembering and missing India on any occasions. These so called developed countries have become rich by looting India. Go back into history and you will find how British and U.S.A became rich. I resent those Indians who are living abroad and criticize their own country for lagging behind. However India is now developing and a lot of NRI's are coming back to India with unique start ups.
Hi Nupur, you have not covered the issues related NRI guys who are unmarried , married , having small kids, having grown up children and who have already purchased the homes .
You are trying to compare the issues between you and others.
It seems that you are either single or unmarried . Then your perception may be limited from the said Categories.
However trying to give some insight to relocate to India are appreciable
I feel that the analysis will be biased towards showing that NRIs want to move back - because that's what Zerodha would want.
generally Kam wali visa over and they move to enjoy parents savings
The analysis is very surface level. It does not take into account many aspects and has a condescending tone for people who decide to stay abroad. Cleanliness, pollution, infrastructure, freedom to live in any way you want, level of higher education, quality and access of products and technology, friendships you create.
They're very many more reasons why Indians would not prefer to go back, but that does not and should not take them away from praising their country.
This does not make NRIs confused in any way. Maybe they can do a better job in saying what they really want.
And it is very much a possibility to love two places at the same time.
USA and Canada -- major reason BIRTH RIGHT CITIZENSHIP for there children & and for singles “ CAN HAVE RANDOM RELATIONSHIPS and do what ever they want “
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You come to conclusion of confusion is because you have not tasted a cup of coffee in the business sector in US
when they said parents with that graph I felt called out lol
Your video is interesting but unfortunately it applies (as I interpret it) to highly educated, IT-centric young professionals in their 20s or 30s who initially pursue the American Dream. It does not cover the millions of Indians less qualified and in diverse fields all across the globe who migrated at various stages of their lives in search of something that they could not find in their native land. I come from a very ordinary background but I did leave a secure job and secure financial future in my late forties to settle abroad. Do I suffer pangs about that decision? Yes, sometimes. There is always a homesickness for anyone who leaves a familiar environment behind. But you learn to deal with it and you can find happiness anywhere, it is something that always lies within you. After 24 years abroad, would I consider going back to India? Absolutely not. I do miss many aspects of life in India like most NRIs but I find it is better to visit India as a tourist (there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that it is a wonderful tourist destination) than to go back for good. I do not miss the crowds, the humidity, the heat and the dust, the air pollution, the traffic congestion. Also the fact that the divide between those who are in the upper strata of society and those less fortunate has continued to grow in the last few decades. I agree that India has made tremendous strides in infrastructure development recently but the fact remains that for a large majority of the 1.4 billion souls inhabiting the subcontinent the quality of life remains less than desirable. Yes, and unlike most of the NRIs you have surveyed, I love cold weather, I love snow, I love the change of seasons - these are manifestations of seasons that you rarely get to witness in overcrowded cities like Mumbai where the weather is hot and humid or very hot and humid! And if you love the outdoors like me, there is precious little opportunity in most Indian towns to get a refreshing dose of nature close at hand or within the city.
It is due to emotional reasons. they have suffered in India financially, Toxic society, thus they fear suffering here. It is like trauma created in brain before moving abroad. Second reason is kids wants to live abroad as they are born there. Thus NRI 's get super confused about there life in India without there kids and grand kids. Best bet is to move abroad in early twenties say 21, 22 etc.....then Earn like crazy for 10 years(Save f*ckiing every penny). Return at 30 , get married and have kids in India at 31 or 32. Then you will enjoy life as you have Money + kids born in India + parents around ===> Perfect life
NRIs always make smart choices 👍🏽👍🏽
these videos are just your way of making money from advertisements. neither are you bothered about nris nor about relocation/india etc.
My take
People who work in corporate culture specially with orthodox thinking were a problem and will always be a problem
Iv don’t like that.
People coming to work at 10 12 staying late till 12 midnight
Bosses saying working 12 mid night is fine
Weekends par bhi login karo
Ask the same thing to usa guys
You will hear your answers
People just don’t value life
Corporate politics is at its peak
It happens in usa as well.
I don’t plan to return but when i do it will be to create employment not become employee
Plus i have a goal to open schools and hospital in rural area
NRIs who are supporters of this useless Modi govt, please stay where u r.
No.They are the ones who must return to testify that feku is really building so called 'vikasit bharat'.
1 Cr Annual is No way LOW salary ! BTW the expenses here are in INR nd All costs 10 times less.
This is the way I look at this matter of “desiring to move back to India”.
“Moving back” is a generic and low intensity desire. But inertia is a stronger force. look at the list of things you need to do before moving. Sell house, find job(s), find school for children, all major things. Suppose you are married and have children in US. Children get educated. After some years of study most children will not want to go to an unfamiliar and less comfortable place. They are very likely to dig their herls in. And , unless you have stronger reasons and stronger motivations, your moving plan is done with.
Even stronger reason is spouse attitude. Ladies find US a lot more empowering place for them. They generally don’t like the attitude of men. If men have many reasons for moving and many for not, women typically have this strong reason to resist.
Of course, money is a big factor. If you are not financially comfortable moving back is just a wish.
We moved back to India after I was 17 years in US and my wife 16 years. I went to US many times to US as part of the job. But that was years back. Daughters were in 8th and 4th grades. We moved back in 2012. Daughters say they will go back to US and planning, now that they are done with undergrad here.
But we are happy that we moved.
Because of money, life style etc
What security will you give them to their money. We got amazing politicians parties who love money, money money money money....
India losing best brains to nri, because of Indian systems in government, law and order, safety standards.
One thing is for sure we want to leave india due to high GST and Tax. Now tax on popcorn 😢
I appreciate your effort but really the question is, who cares? IMO, what you need to research(already a lot of data on this but still) is why do people leave and why is the number going up. Whether they come back or not are personal choices and not really an interesting topic.
The only data point needed is 400 AQI. 😂
All said and done, regarding corporate work culture, Indian companies suck and suck bigtime! The more one has worked abroad, in the US or Europe, the more challenging it is!
Stated preference vs revealed preference = better say this to not hurt anyones feelings vs the Truth.
Its not really about the money, thats an easy cope answer. You can make money in india, jot a problem.
India is a very difficult country to live in and as such very difficult to return to.
9 out of 10 people will not return to India given the current situation of India period
Hamp Shy er ? Er where er ?
Taxes are very high in India.
Want to go back after 35 years but wife not interested.since grown up kids consider America as their home. Game 99.9% over.
Most likely you will regret the move but won't have the courage to admit it. Don't even consider. If there's any opportunity, 90% of the tax paying people want to move out.
Red tape in india. Also high gst. Why high gst for everything ? There is income tax as well .
wats ur problem?? u dont have to judge!
NRI means Not Required Indian
You may make lot of money.
But you are a stranger abroad.
Loneliness is a big problem.
If culture , environmemt , family , weather , memories matter to you come back.
Warna jee to sabhi lete hain.
Lived in Japan and Dubai.
Every day one of the above reason kicks.
Fundamentally its the lack of proper infrastructure
You returned after 30 years, not 7.5 years, right? You are definitely one of those confused. Then talk so much😂
They are double gamers.
Pollution and over population ki koi baat nai ki. Sbse bada ek reason ye bhi hai nri ke vapis aane ka
Even if you like staying in India, your children would like to go abroad.
Ajeeb kashmakash hai.
If you are not making good money, then moving abroad is a good idea.
1. Traffic
2. Corruption
3. Huge population
4. Taxes
5. Toxic work culture
6. Bad hygiene
7. Worst infrastructure
8. People with zero civic sense
9.very costly primary education
10. Dengue, bad water, and food hygiene
You need to understand why people are taking the first opportunity to settle abroad.. Even with hardship, they are happy..
For NRI to return, only reason is aging parents..and their culture to care for them..🎉🎉