I moved to US in the early 70’s as a child. I lived there for close to three decades and moved to India to allow my own children to experience India. I have experience of a child, adult, and as a parent in both the countries. I have taken my steps for certain reasons and therefore want to share my views intermixed with my own observations.
Majority of Indians, who moved from India to US, are working class and are fleeing from CORRUPTION, STIFLING of their own minds and POVERTY. The businessman, who is the cause of corruption and has enough money in India rarely moves and if he does it is for expanding his own business.
They may have moved but “I” never left them either when they were being called NRI’s or PIO’s. NRI tried to emphasise the aspect that we are Non Resident and some even went to the extent of calling us Non Existent. We coined the term PIO and prefer to be called that as it does not differentiate where “I” lives, it may even be India, as long he was once an “I”.
I find that people who moved are the Indians who are living in present. They know their past very well and are proud of it. They locked India and her culture into their minds the day they left. Lot of people confuse Language with culture. Language is only a method of communication, culture is tradition, values, beliefs and religion does play some role in it as well.
