Yup - it turns out that I do know the author (Shoba Narayan), her husband and her brother, mentioned in the article. I called Shyam (her brother) and confirmed that.
They are related to a classmate and close friend of mine from medical college - whom Deepa will know - namely Krishnan aka "brain". Krishnan, along with Deepa's brother in law Narayanan (also a classmate) and I grew up together and we shared a lot of great times. I see some potential silk-listers here. How do I "invite" Shoba to silk? shiv On Sunday 25 Nov 2007 4:09 pm, shiv sastry wrote: > For a strange reason - I get an eerie feeling that I know the people in the > story. Not in a metaphorical sense - I think have met them in person. Their > names correspond with numbers that I have recorded in my phone book. > > I'm going to follow this up... > > shiv > > On Saturday 24 Nov 2007 9:58 pm, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > An interesting (and well-written) example of > > something we've all seen a great deal of in the > > past few years - the story of one family's > > decision to move back to India. I seem to have > > seen Shoba Narayan on a blog somewhere - would somebody invite her to > > silk? > > > > Udhay > > > > http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/india/papers/Return_to_India.pdf > > > > A Note to Readers: > > > > For decades, it was widely assumed that the > > brightest Indians would go overseas to study and > > eventually settle there. India offered few > > opportunities except for those who had money or > > political connections. For many ambitious, > > middle-class Indians who had neither, going to an > > American or British school meant not just getting > > a better education as an engineer or a doctor; > > it was also, usually, a passport to prosperity. > > So pervasive was the phenomenon that people > > called it the brain drain. > > > > Today, though the evidence is slender, signs show > > that the tide may be turning. The buzz phrase > > du jour is the reverse brain drain. As economic > > growth picks up in Asia with the arrival of > > China and India on the global business scene, > > Indian students are not leaving the country as > > eagerly as they did in the past. If they do, they > > go back home faster because of the attractive > > professional opportunities there. > > > > The fact that global companies are setting up > > operations in India makes it easier for non- > > resident Indians to return home, often without > > even leaving the companies that employ > > them. Bruce Chizen, CEO of San Jose-based Adobe > > Systems, noted during an interview with > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] that the companys Indian > > operations were set up by an expat Indian > > engineer who was eager to return there. Pawan > > Goenka, CEO of Mumbai-based Mahindra and > > Mahindras Auto division, is another example of a > > non-resident Indian who returned to India > > after working for General Motors in the U.S. Raju > > Narisetti, a veteran journalist, was once the > > managing editor of The Wall Street Journals > > European edition in Brussels; he is now the editor- > > in-chief of Mint, a new business daily in New > > Delhi. The examples go on and on . > > > > Because this trend is so new, studying its impact > > is difficult. Vivek Wadhwa, who has > > been researching immigrant issues with colleagues > > from Duke Universitys Pratt School of > > Engineering, says large numbers of skilled Indian > > immigrants are heading back because of > > the six to 10 years it takes for their green > > cards or permanent resident status to arrive. > > This is a double loss for the U.S. One is that > > we lose good people. The second loss is that they > > will become our competitors, he told > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE), > > a network of Indian entrepreneurs, estimates that > > 60,000 IT professionals from the U.S. have > > returned to India. > > > > India [EMAIL PROTECTED] decided to take a > > different approach toward exploring this > > phenomenon. Rather than a statistical overview, > > we chose to take an in-depth look at the > > experience of one family and view it as a microcosm of a larger trend. > > > > Writer Shoba Narayan was born in India and came > > to the U.S. as a student. She settled down > > in the U.S., became a citizen, wrote for > > publications such as Time, Newsweek, Gourmet, The > > New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and > > authored a book, while her husband Ram had > > a successful career on Wall Street. After 20 > > years in the U.S., the family moved back to India in > > 2005. This is their story. > > > > As you read it, remember that it is being retold tens of thousands of > > times. > > > > <snip, 23 pages more at the URL above>
