tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post3147898820499078613..comments2023-11-21T06:27:22.166-08:00Comments on Rediscovering Chennai: Returning to IndiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-64267082860886356092021-12-07T06:21:48.710-08:002021-12-07T06:21:48.710-08:00It's really very useful to me. Thanks for shar...It's really very useful to me. Thanks for sharing with us.<br /><br /><a href="https://firstflyaviation.com/ground-staff/" rel="nofollow">Best Ground staff Training Institute in Chennai</a><br /><a href="https://firstflyaviation.com/" rel="nofollow">Aviation Academy in Chennai</a>firstflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125791871095229094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-89051684382749998392010-08-30T04:17:16.499-07:002010-08-30T04:17:16.499-07:00@ Workhard - Thanks. Yes, its not impossible.
@ ...<b><br />@ Workhard - Thanks. Yes, its not impossible. <br /><br />@ Deepa - a HUGE amount of it is due to the socio economic background. If I could've given my family and me a better life financially in the US, I might have stayed. There are lots of people for instance who drive cars, large apartments, can maybe one day own a house too. When these same people return, its almost impossible to be able to live the same or a similar lifestyle here. The inequalities in income are far too great. <br />But should that stop you from moving back? I think not. If people who are intelligent, hard working and want to make a difference don't move back, India will be worse off. We need people who will strive to improve the country!<br />I will try to write more again about the restaurants etc, haven't been very regular!<br /><br />@ Safia - thanks<br /><br />@ Dhivya - Glad you moved back and glad you like it here. Family members who "make politics" are the bane of my existence! <br /><br /></b>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-69413054768195597762010-08-25T04:32:46.892-07:002010-08-25T04:32:46.892-07:00hi arundhathi... u've said all what i wanted t...hi arundhathi... u've said all what i wanted to say.... do few others too feel like this when they read this blog...? .. we too returned to india for good a couple of months before...i wanted my daughter to grow up in the same environment where i grew up and and i want her to be drenched in the love of her grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncles (excluding the relatives who make politics in families) here... and personally i feel that i don't want to spend my days in guilt for not spending days with my parents after they r gone.. which many people do now in US... and i feel that these 2 reasons r more worth than the clean and traffic-free roads and the so called better-life in US. And as u said.. it all depends on what one wants and what will make them happier...<br />regards and keep up the good work,<br />Dhivya.AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-75487041214923277012009-10-14T22:22:46.695-07:002009-10-14T22:22:46.695-07:00Hi,Love this post.Good read.
Safia.Hi,Love this post.Good read.<br /><br />Safia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-14715706061520600002009-08-06T09:21:01.747-07:002009-08-06T09:21:01.747-07:00I chanced upon your blog when I was googling a res...I chanced upon your blog when I was googling a restaurant in Mds, found it interesting and proceeded to read all your entries. This is a great blog for someone that lives abroad and loves Mds, great work! <br /><br />Maybe because I read all your postings in one go, it gives me a good sense of your background. And I have a question for you. It is TOTALLY not meant in any bad way so please do not take it that way.<br /><br />How much of your positive rediscovery of Mds has to do with your socio-economic background, who your family is in the south business scene, the consequent opportunities that arise because of that, etc.? Would you be just as happy going back to a more upper middle class life? I ask only because I often wonder, like many others that have posted before me, if I would be happy going back. And when I first read this post of yours, my thought was that hey, this could work. And by the time I circled back after reading everything else, I wasnt so sure.<br /><br />On a lighter note, keep the shopping and restaurant recos coming. I plan a vacation in Oct and this is a great resource for that! BTW, have you shopped at this place called M'souri Sara and is it any good?<br /><br />DeepaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-49164095818860693442009-04-29T10:40:00.000-07:002009-04-29T10:40:00.000-07:00Awesome post.. although it might be difficult for ...Awesome post.. although it might be difficult for a return to live here its not impossible...<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.haiku.com" REL="nofollow"> Poetry </A>workhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139837491287164337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-59554840054651979672009-04-29T10:39:00.000-07:002009-04-29T10:39:00.000-07:00Awesome post.. although it might be difficult for ...Awesome post.. although it might be difficult for a return to live here its not impossible...<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.haiku.com" REL="nofollow"> Poetry </A>workhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139837491287164337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-60724321099333928172009-04-24T09:01:00.000-07:002009-04-24T09:01:00.000-07:00Anonymous - Thanks. Maybe at some point later.
A...<B>Anonymous - Thanks. Maybe at some point later. <br /><br />Anubhavati - That is very true. I'm glad that we were there before we had kids but its wonderful to move back and the kids have a large, extended family.<br /></B>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-26239516293087498562009-04-23T22:16:00.000-07:002009-04-23T22:16:00.000-07:00Hi Arundathi,
My life is about Chennai and will a...Hi Arundathi,<br /><br />My life is about Chennai and will always be. Although I am in the US now,. my mind always wanders around my home place. I guess in the initial stages of marriage, its fun to be here...as you have one or two kids, you start missing traditions, supprt systems, family, weddings etc. I am very firm about movng back...and so is my daughter!!! ENJOY!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-8039700411232800352009-03-17T22:22:00.000-07:002009-03-17T22:22:00.000-07:00uvrao - Yes, it will be a compromise on private sp...<B><BR/>uvrao - Yes, it will be a compromise on private space, but no more a compromise than when you went to the US and had to give up relatives and friends from India!<BR/></B>Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-22913096986576481382009-03-17T14:34:00.000-07:002009-03-17T14:34:00.000-07:00just discovered your blog and enjoyed reading this...just discovered your blog and enjoyed reading this post. As you said it, it all depends on what you want. People ask me if we would move back to india and if I like it better in india or the US. Moving back to india I think, depends totally on my husband bcz of his work. One fine morning if he says we are moving back, I will happily pack my bags and hop onto a flight. One thing that always worries me though is, if we move back, will I be able to compromise on private space, that I soo got use to, living here in the US for so long..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-38980427376829930912009-02-08T02:59:00.000-08:002009-02-08T02:59:00.000-08:00Hi Anaka - please see my response to your other co...Hi Anaka - please see my response to your other comment as well. <BR/>Yes, I agree I miss superficial or rather "material" things. At the end of the day, are you willing to trade the material for the emotional? :-)<BR/>sometimes you just want those bagels and that coffee!! lol!<BR/><BR/>thanks - I've been following lulu for a while now. she writes very well.Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-61687844825413177312009-02-07T04:11:00.000-08:002009-02-07T04:11:00.000-08:00Hi Arundhati,I just left a comment on your rant po...Hi Arundhati,<BR/><BR/>I just left a comment on your rant post before I read that you too have lived in the US. I guess we all have different things we miss and don't miss. I miss cooler weather sometimes, but most of all I really really miss the music and having more places to go out to. It seems superficial I know, but small things sometimes make a big difference. <BR/>Oh and I wanted to introduce you to my cousin's food blog- she often shares recipes as well. <BR/>http://lululovesbombay.blogspot.com/Anakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01326245439914301293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-15314944683102828602008-11-26T00:11:00.000-08:002008-11-26T00:11:00.000-08:00Arvind - thanks for stopping by. I'm sure you're g...Arvind - thanks for stopping by. I'm sure you're gonna enjoy your trip to madras!Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-48512148127874257402008-11-25T19:13:00.000-08:002008-11-25T19:13:00.000-08:00Hi Arundhati.Stumbled on your blog while looking f...Hi Arundhati.<BR/><BR/>Stumbled on your blog while looking for restaurants to visit during my trip to madras. I just spent the past hour reading your posts and noting down all your suggestions! If there is one thing I like about the bay area (and its taken me more than 2 yrs to say I like something about this place after having spent the previous 6 in tucson) its the quality and variety of food - it'll be nice to check out some of the restaurants you've mentioned. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>-ArvindArvindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00864559049770526587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-66589443342508736232008-11-15T02:55:00.000-08:002008-11-15T02:55:00.000-08:00Cilantro - Definitely the parents have more of a p...Cilantro - Definitely the parents have more of a problem. But we are the ones who are supposed to look at all aspects of the picture, right? :-)Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-65589774070524123462008-11-14T16:03:00.000-08:002008-11-14T16:03:00.000-08:00Very well written Arundhati, I enjoy reading your ...Very well written Arundhati, I enjoy reading your posts. I believe all the places in the world are like the swimming pools sometimes filled with water and other times we wil have to hit hard concrete. <BR/>We are planning to move back next summer to Chennai. My daughter wants to move back. <BR/>I also think adults find more problems than the kids.Cilantrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326204312284475309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-67606716236757390142008-11-01T06:28:00.000-07:002008-11-01T06:28:00.000-07:00Weena, welcome to Chennai - thanks for stopping by...Weena, welcome to Chennai - thanks for stopping by. I do hope we run into each other someday!Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-27422351804405796662008-10-30T00:15:00.000-07:002008-10-30T00:15:00.000-07:00hey, i just started reading your blog and i find i...hey, i just started reading your blog and i find it quite enchanting. i am from california and moved to chennai for a job, of course i find adjusting a little difficult, especially with the language and cultural barrier. i also live in alwarpet and will be trying many of your suggestions, maybe one day we will run into each other at one of the restaurants, thanks for all of the information!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713802744712381999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-25649929040758442122008-10-23T23:38:00.000-07:002008-10-23T23:38:00.000-07:00Hi Vidhya - Thanks for stopping by. Its an adjustm...Hi Vidhya - Thanks for stopping by. Its an adjustment for anyone, incl. children, but my personal experience has shown that kids adjust much faster and easier than adults! :-)Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-19473779853917521792008-10-23T19:35:00.000-07:002008-10-23T19:35:00.000-07:00Nicely written post Arundathi. We have plans to m...Nicely written post Arundathi. We have plans to move back to chennai next year around march. As you said, I am gonna miss the park, grocery stores and Library where I spend most of time with my twins. Of course, I do have some advantages from moving, like help from relatives. But not sure how much they are willing to, cos they have their own work and families. I hope my kids like Chennai.Vidhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07667654574712461669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-33257370069318437552008-10-21T23:22:00.000-07:002008-10-21T23:22:00.000-07:00humans are amazing that way and can adjust to wher...humans are amazing that way and can adjust to where they are (even though they complain like crazy). I truly think the faster you start enjoying what you have in one particular place, the faster you will realize the two sides of the fence are just the same - neither worse nor better than the other.Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-42172115058437589082008-10-21T19:57:00.000-07:002008-10-21T19:57:00.000-07:00Well written post Arundathi. Straight from your h...Well written post Arundathi. Straight from your heart and definitely informative and you have reflected what each person who has this idea of moving back will have in his/her mind.<BR/><BR/>I'm terribly homesick, but coping it here, because my husband does not want to move back to Chennai or India. As you have mentioned there are a lot of pros and cons in both places. Once a decision is made it's better to make up our minds to stay in that place we have chosen and not think about how would it have been in the other place, because the other side of the grass is always green.Beyond Currieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928815094262162814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-35817977723175802852008-10-08T10:45:00.000-07:002008-10-08T10:45:00.000-07:00Sriram - thank you - yes I do work. KK - You are w...Sriram - thank you - yes I do work. <BR/><BR/>KK - You are welcome and good luck with the move.Arundathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35192084.post-88267309352414136912008-10-08T05:08:00.000-07:002008-10-08T05:08:00.000-07:00We will be going back to Chennai this weekend for ...We will be going back to Chennai this weekend for god ( or bad maybe?!) I was trying to prepare myself and was doing a general search on Chennai when stumbled upon your blog - in particluar this post. Gives me a lotta reassuarnce that there are folks like you in Chennai. Thanks for this post!!KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708992255463149150noreply@blogger.com