Meenakshi comments : Shubhra, I am an Asian. I am living out of my own country in the developed world. And yes..I identify with every word of what you have said. You have said it all and said it so very well. Enjoyed your article very much.
Shubhra comments : Dear Meenakshi, Thanks for your appreciation. I've been feeling really, really homesick of late. This article just flowed on a morning it got really bad! What to do--life is like that only!
Sashya comments : I can identify with u'r thouhgts soooooo.. much.i've been living in the uk for the past 3 yrs and will be here for another 3 probably.but i do miss home so much.for me not being able to meet my parents,brother,relatives,friends(don't have many here) on a regular basis(ie atleat 4times a week) is TOO big a compromise.definitely want to go back.but that doesn't mean i'm miserable everyday-i enjoy the comforts etc.personally i even think living abroad for a few yrs would be a good experience/education for all Indians.it has given me a new perspective to life.but still.nothing to beat living amidst u'r own people. cheers
Shubhra Krishan comments : Hi Sashya, I agree with you--a few years in a developed foreign country are just ideal. But I wonder how easy it is go back to your country once you've lived here for a certain number of years. For some reason, people don't seem to be able to do it.Kids and their education becomes a major factor. People say the best time to be here is when you're single. Then you can have the best of this world and go back to the best of that. (A foreign-returned stamps can get you a great job back in your home country).
Shabnam comments : Are you an Asian in America or an Asian living in your own country? Do you identify with some of what I have said? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
Shubra, you are very right. I just got back from my vacation and was complaining to my Peers that I would love to go back, but on the other hand there were so many things I missed when I was vacationing in India. So I guess, for all of us, we would love to live in India with western facilities.
Enjoyed reading your article.
Thanks !!!
Preeti comments : I am a indian who has lived abroad for years..I think of myself as a lost soul because no matter how long you have lived away from india.. your soul still longs it..
Seema Govil comments : Shubhra, When I call My Mom in India and hear in the background sabzi le loooo, it feels so good; so I can relate with you in every way but unfortunately the feeling of being so far away from home does not go with time. It only becomes more intense. I always say, US has all the comforts but India is more comfortable
Amar comments : Hi Shubra: I enjoyed your article also but from a slightly different perspective. I am Indian but I've grown up here in the US. I recently went on my first trip back to India and realized that although I speak the language, love the food & clothes, hanging out with my cousins, I could never live there. I prefer the blend of US/Indian culture here in the States. My life is here in the US. I guess it's all about where you grow up.
Baldev Sood comments : Like it or not,it is extreemly difficult to leave homeI have been in canada for 34yrs.buit still i have a house but not home. May be my children may not have my kind of memories and feelings and they may be able to call canada their home sure grand childern will. Home sweet home where i spent my years of infatuation.
Sanjay comments : wow! so true.... i really loved your comments meenakshi. it is so true. i wonder if i can ever really be comfy here. wht to do ?
Kirtan Desai comments : Hi, I found this place when i felt relly homesick and was looking for something(dont know what). Sometimes you feel so lonely that even those(friends) around you look like strangers. But again, as you all would agree, one cant help it. I miss those bhelpuris and dahipuris. hahaha. well thats just one of the millions things that i miss. I went to the tea stall,where we used to have tea everyday, for the last cup. The bhaiya asked me "how can you live without this tea?". I took it rather lightly at that moment. but man those words bring tears to my eyes now. I must stop now because this is a never ending story. Anyways, nice to see you people here. Keep in touch. Take Care. Kirtan.
Mohit J comments : I miss my grandmothers home-made yogurt, I miss doing 'snan' with a geyser and a tumbler, I miss the buzzing of ceiling fans, I miss the warmth and genuine affection shown by relatives who know so little about my life in Australia. I've been away for 15 years but promise myself it wont take me that long to return. Putting aside all my successes, posessions and comforts in Australia, I know in my heart of hearts...India is where I belong. Thankyou Shubrha.
