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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

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46:44

WHY and HOW Deepak Planned to RETIRE in India After...

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2025/02/06

Deepak went abroad 35 years ago, lived in Abu Dhabi and is currently living in the UK. He is currently planning to move to India. As part of this plan, he did a trial run to evaluate his plan in 2023 for 5 months. Deepak talks about his background, life in the UK, why he wants to move to India, the outcome of his trial run living in India, spiritual journey and how he is planning the move.

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35:49

How Tejas Achieved Financial Independence By Early 30s?

Desi Return Diaries ·

2025/01/31

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

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50:48

What Drew This OCI Back to India After 50 Years in...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2025/01/23

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.

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47:59

The Best Retirement Living Options In India | Senior...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2025/01/16

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.

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26:51

Why Returning to India was a mistake? 24 Years in Canada

Desi Return Diaries ·

2025/01/09

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.

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56:04

Why I May NOT Move Back to India Again | 10 Years in...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2025/01/02

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.

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53:41

Why Nurse CHOSE India to Retire after 27 years in US?

Desi Return Diaries ·

2025/01/02

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.

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21:00

Career Opportunities for Data Scientists in India vs...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/12/26

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.

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48:46

Moving Back to India with a Middle Schooler After 13...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/12/19

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.

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43:03

Which School is BEST for Your Kid in India? IB vs...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/12/12

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

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31:08

Is Moving Back to India Worth It for His CA Career?

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/12/05

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.

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01:00:50

Why Naveen Left a High Paying Job to Return to India?...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/11/28

Naveen started his career in IT and then went into sales and worked in different roles at Amazon and Google. Naveen and his wife Himabindu spent 8 years abroad from 2016 to 2024 before returning to India. He lived in Europe and America and returned to India with financial independence. Naveen talks about life in Luxembourg, US and how they planned the move to India as well as how to be prepared for financial independence.

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21:59

How I Rebuilt my SUCCESSFUL Supply Chain Career after...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/11/21

Shivam went to the US for his MS in 2016 and after completing his MS he worked for a few years in the supply chain before moving to India in 2021. Shivam worked in Supply Chain for 5 years in India before moving to the US. He talks about opportunities in supply chain in US vs India, as well as career growth opportunities in supply chain. He also talks about his entrepreneur journey and opportunities in India.

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01:21:11

I spent 30 Years Abroad and Now I Retired in a...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/11/15

Mr Sankar Spent close to 30 years abroad (27 years in Middle east and 3 years in Singapore) before deciding to move back to India in 2020 to a village. He has been living in India for 4 years and has been helping his local community in several ways. He has visited 120 countries so far and It’s inspiring to hear his contributions locally and as an individual what one can do to change society. He moved to India on a temporary retirement and is really enjoying the time in India. He shares a lot of

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29:40

Non-IT Professional's Return to India to be an...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/11/07

Chintan went to the US in 2015 for his MS and returned back to India in 2020. His background is into civil engineering and started his own company after the move. He talks about his background, life in the US and opportunities for non-IT professionals in the US as well as in India. He also talked about planning the move and advice for future aspirants.

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29:00

Has She Made a Wise Choice Retiring in India after 42...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/11/01

Ms. Sujatha spent 42 years in the UK before moving to India in 2018. She has been living in India for 6 years. In this episode we talk about her life in the UK, what made her move to the UK, reasons to move to India in 2018. She also gives insights about life in India after the move, retirement home, advice for future aspirants.

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56:50

Why We're Considering Moving to India: Netherland's...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/10/24

Pavi has been living in Europe for 15 years and planning to move to India in 2 years.In this episode, we talk about her background, move to London and eventually to Netherlands. We discuss Dutch healthcare issues, support system and schooling for gifted kid in India vs Netherlands as well as school options for gifted/special needs kid.

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46:47

Return to India AFTER 18 YEARS in UK with a Middle...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/10/17

Praveen went to the UK in 2006 and after spending 18 years, his family decided to move back to India. Praveen talks about his background, life in the UK as an entrepreneur, reasons to move back to India. He talks about which place is better for raising kids, planning from logistics, kids school selection, financials, timing, place etc., He also dives into opportunities for kids who are into sports, how to convince the spouse and advice for future aspirants.

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47:19

Non IT-Professional's Career and Family Dynamics...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/10/10

Radhika and Venkat spent close to 14 years in the US, they moved back to India in 2018. They have been living in India for the last 6 years. They talk about their background, reasons to move to the US, life in the USA, why the intent to be back to India always there. They give details on how they planned their career, finance, etc., move for 3 years, which place to move in India. They talk about life in India for the last 6 years, adjustment and lot of valuable insights for future aspirants.

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50:17

Growing up in Canada for 15 years, Moved Back to...

Desi Return Diaries ·

2024/10/03

Laksh went to Canada when he was 13, did his studies in Canada before deciding to move back to India after 15 years. He moved back early this year. He talks about his background, why he went to Canada at age 13. Laksh talks about education in Canada, life after education and why move back to India. He talks about life in India, opportunities and cost of living in India as well as some of the challenges in Canada.

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