tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309551682012-01-27T07:12:55.269-05:00These are the tales of a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) living and working in India since 2006. I share my experiences, tribulations, and pleasures of moving to and living in India from the eyes of an NRI.Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-33917642019661820992011-04-22T00:30:00.000-05:002011-04-22T00:30:14.448-05:00

The Hindu : The world of Bollywood as seen through American diplomatic eyes Ever wondered the plethora of substandard movies that we churn out in India and you come across a just couple of 'decent' ones in a year. Have you wondered if this industry is really making any money with such a low success rate? Have you wondered where the financing is coming in this industry? Apparently, the US

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-17073905515993177492010-08-09T13:59:00.001-05:002010-08-09T14:01:12.726-05:00

It is 4:15 AM on June 20th. I just returned from a trip overseas and awake because of jet lag. For last few weeks I have been reading a book that I finally finished few minutes back. At this time of the day, I felt I should capture my thoughts in this blog before I become lazy by morning.I have been to the state of Rajasthan in India twice. Each time I have explored different regions. I still

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-38898828342338847312010-08-08T00:03:00.000-05:002010-08-08T00:03:01.203-05:00

I have so far been blogging about benign topics about India - traffic, climate, behavior, etc. Deep inside all of us who returned to India and those planning to return to India there lurks the topic that is talked only in whispers but never openly - Are Indian children as sexually active as the American/European kids are in their schools? How safe are the kids in our schools in India?I tried to

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-66196056660769144992010-04-24T12:13:00.095-05:002010-08-09T13:48:34.411-05:00

If you understand what driving is in India, then you will understand India. I know many of us are critical of how India drives. But believe me just like you can explain every idiosyncracies of a nation, you can do that too about Indian driving. This blog is an attempt to draw parallel between Indian driving and Indian way of life. Blow Horn Please OK?India likes noise. I lived in US for 19 years

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-49081999958360717932009-12-27T06:06:00.002-05:002009-12-27T06:07:01.616-05:00

Listening to a podcast recently from BBC, I heard a person who started JAM tell the correspondent that there is now a Pan-Indian culture  in India where people from various parts of India enjoy the same music whether they understand the lyrics or not. That is very true with the advent of TV but universal appreciation of Hindi filmi music (Bollywood Music as they started calling it now) all over

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-72616795181770216352009-12-24T22:44:00.004-05:002009-12-26T21:21:19.914-05:00

[Disclaimer: These are my ramblings of my opinion about education system in India versus USA. This blog is not structured. There is lot more information to share but the posting was already getting too long. I will give more info in subsequent postings] There is no ethnic group as obssessed with education of their children as Indians (and Asians in general are). While living in US, one reason

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-21788973810232847442009-03-27T22:19:00.007-05:002009-03-28T14:11:08.335-05:00

Few days back, my wife and I attended an event conducted by our younger son's school - Oakridge International School in Hyderabad. The topic is about generation gap. The gap between parents/grandparents and their children. The event was not conducted as a seminar but as a 'mela' in the school lawns. There was a large gathering, there were snacks and games before the start of the event. The event

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-75914390476411736052008-11-24T09:42:00.003-05:002009-12-27T06:08:00.451-05:00

There was an article in Nov 22nd newspaper, The Hindu, about the state of a government run girls high school at Old Alwal in Hyderabad. This newspaper article described the plight of a girls high school with a picture of young children sitting on a bare floor and intently looking at the camera. This school had no electricity since its inception in 1960s. Ironically the government has given them

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-63950280634100439962008-09-09T12:52:00.001-05:002008-09-09T12:52:27.560-05:00

This is my first ever trip to the much talked about Bombay or Mumbai. Growing up in a small town in India, Bombay was what New York is to most Americans. It is land of movie actors, the famed trains, the tall buildings, Juhu beach and Marine drive. The brief brush I had with Bombay was in 1993 when on my way back from my wedding to US, the Air India flight was grounded due to strikes. I was put

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-32088624935530559232008-08-22T23:14:00.002-05:002008-08-22T23:54:13.986-05:00

Agarbatti is the Indian word for incense sticks that have been in use from time unknown in temples, puja rooms, and Hindu functions and festivities. To most of us, the smell of Agarbatti, especially, flower and sandalwood scented ones invoke memories of India and child - usually of a temple, or a festival or clean house. Attar are perfumes but unlike those from the west they are non-alocoholic

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-72930432883921907482008-08-20T23:24:00.004-05:002008-08-21T01:12:48.314-05:00

My grandparents lived in Ashok nagar and one of maternal uncle lived in Gandhi nagar in Hyderabad. I have fond memories of waking up in the early hours to see bottles of milk left at our doorsteps while it was still misty. There used to be a 'milk booth' where some people could line up and purchase milk bottles but most residents had milk delivered to their home. There was always a danger that

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-4101667149722990222008-08-20T22:12:00.003-05:002008-08-21T01:29:44.677-05:00

One thing that I find in abundance on the roads of Hyderabad are speed bumps or speed breakers. In one stretch of less than a kilometer distance I encountered 13 of them. I wonder what the need is for these speed breakers when the state of the roads are so outrageous and the pot holes themselves act as speed deterrents on these roads. Some of these breakers are almost like a small wall scrapping

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-1153982011396128332006-07-27T00:51:00.000-05:002006-07-28T05:36:38.660-05:00

July 27, 2006Last night the rains finally arrive. I was told that monsoon rains came early this year but never fell since I arrived in middle of June. We had a good drenching in the night. I hope it is not a false start again. When the rain started I stepped out into the balcony to hear a chorus of croaking frogs singing in the rain. It is 18 years since I've heard this music. I wanted to pull my

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-1153721465779230742006-07-24T00:24:00.000-05:002006-07-24T01:11:06.233-05:00

It is with lot of hesitation that I started to continue my blogging. Few of my friends from US kept asking where my promised blog about India is. Also, India has recently blocked many of the popular blog sites after Mumbai train bombing. This caused the newspapers here in India to write a lot about Desi blogging. All of these have inspired me to proceed with my blog.If you are planning to move to

Sudheer Marisettinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30955168.post-1152604145695133602006-07-11T02:29:00.000-05:002006-07-19T07:18:51.586-05:00

These are the tales of an NRI visiting India for an year. I left India for higher education in 1987. After a typical NRI life for 18 years in Texas and New Jersey, I returned with my family to Hyderabad as many are doing these days. Unlike most, I didn't return for good but to live for an year or so in India. That is why these are the Tales of Visiting NRI and not that of an NRI.There are many

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