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A year in Bangalore - the unwritten blog posts5 comments

ulaar wrote 2 months ago: We hit our ‘one year anniversary in India’ on India’s Independence Day – Aug … more →

Tags: moving to India, Return to India, move to india, Bengaluru, Asthma, koramangala, returning to bangalore, return to bangalore, raheja residency

Gurgaon Growling

ulaar wrote 5 months ago: I wrote this post in my head in June 2008 shortly after my 2-week reconnoisance trip to India before … more →

Tags: behrampur, Delhi NCR, Growling, Gurgaon, jeeps, Marc Canter, move to india, moving to India, Offroading

Bangalore Calling1 comment

ulaar wrote 11 months ago: (Someday this post shall be completed. Until then, here’s a relevant comment thread between me … more →

Tags: moving to India, Return to India, move to india, Bengaluru, Moving to Bangalore, move to bangalore, bangalore calling, NRI, returning nri

Memories of an American Life - 4 years in Chicago1 comment

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: I originally wanted to start a post called “Ten little things I miss about America” and … more →

Tags: Bangalore, Chicago, Return to India, Bengaluru, Lincoln Park, Lake view, Running, Music, Concerts

The Coconut Seller's Daughters2 comments

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: A few weeks ago we were parked opposite the Raheja Arcade – li’l A, Sunil and me in the … more →

Tags: India, Bangalore, moving to India, Return to India, Bengaluru, Moving to Bangalore, move to bangalore, move to inda, raheja arcade

Three Coincidences1 comment

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: Put two Indians (perfect strangers mind you) in a room and it’s merely a question of time befo … more →

Tags: Bangalore, Bokaro, bit mesra, Jamshedpur, moving to India, Return to India, move to india, Bay Area, raheja residency

The Three Bubbles4 comments

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: My good friend Monish who had moved to Bangalore from Silicon Valley last year had this wisdom to sh … more →

Tags: Bangalore, Return to India, driver, Bengaluru, koramangala, nri return to india, return to india experience, nris return to india, nri returning to india

The curious case of the traveling chairman6 comments

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: It was Bangalore Day #5 and our first Friday. I had taken the day off for the express purpose of vis … more →

Tags: Bangalore, School, Return to India, Bengaluru, koramangala, nps koramangala, chairman, gopalkrishna, national public school

Service with a Smile2 comments

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: Chauffeurs. Parlourmaids. Cooks. Nannies. Gardeners. These professions were largely in vogue in the … more →

Tags: moving to India, Return to India, move to india, chauffeur, parlormaid, Maid, driver, Nanny, Gardener

Soft Landing Anyone?1 comment

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: Soft landing. Two words used most often by friends and acquaintances when I revealed my India plans. … more →

Tags: Bangalore, america, moving to India, Job, Return to India, move to india, schools, soft landing, kids

Brother or Best Friend?

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: My two-week whirlwind India trip was not touching Hyderabad. This was a bummer because my brother li … more →

Tags: India, Bangalore, Hyderabad, america, moving to India, Return to India, move to india, Brother, "Best friend"

The Bombay Seduction6 comments

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: Two centuries ago, Mumbai (Bombay) was a small fishing village consisting of seven islands. Its natu … more →

Tags: Bombay, mumbai, Bokaro, moving to India, Return to India, move to india, Seduction, Choice, Passion

Why the urge to blog *now* ?1 comment

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: The itch to blog has been there for several years. But I’m more of a generalist than a special … more →

Tags: america, Blog, generalist, Specialist, Muse, Indian Diaspora, moving to India, Return to India, move to india

Where in India are we moving to?2 comments

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: So we are moving to India but to which city? For better or worse, the list of candidate cities is fa … more →

Tags: India, Moving, Bangalore, Bombay, mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, New Delhi, NCR

16 years later...

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: 16 years? Well – to be more precise 15 years, 9 months & 5 days since I came to America fr … more →

Tags: India, Moving, america, immigrant, SF Bay Area, Chicago, houston, poonam, moving to India

Moving Back to India2 comments

1point5gen wrote 1 year ago: I was recently asked why people move back to India.  A person I recently became friends with asked m … more →

Tags: identity, moving to India, moving back to India

The first week in Bangalore1 comment

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: “I want to go to Bangalore, Mommy”, declared Sanat three days after we reached Bangalore … more →

Tags: Bangalore, moving to India, Delhi, Return to India, move to india, Bengaluru, koramangala, First week, Auto

First 3 days in India (Delhi & Bangalore)2 comments

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: Aug 15 The prodigal son returns to India on Independence Day exactly 16 years after he had left for … more →

Tags: Bangalore, Bokaro, moving to India, Delhi, Return to India, move to india, Bengaluru, International Airport, Rahul

A sense of satisfaction... and accomplishment1 comment

ulaar wrote 1 year ago: “You stink”, yelled my 7-year old nephew when I tried to give him a goodbye hug. “ … more →

Tags: moving to India, Return to India, move to india, sunnyvale, san jose, Luggage, baggage, rental, Cross Country


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