Is India Still a Good Place to Move Back to During Global Financial Uncertainty?

This is the question filling up my inbox right now. “Mani, the world feels shaky. Tariffs, layoffs, a war pushing up oil prices. Is…

Dollar Savings to India: Should You Convert Before Returning or Wait?

This is one of those questions that keeps people up at night before a move. “Mani, I’ve got my savings in dollars. Do I…

Every time the rupee makes the news, my inbox fills up with a version of the same question. “Mani, the rupee is falling. Is…

A member messaged me last month, a few weeks after landing back in Hyderabad. “Mani, I’m home now. So I’ve stopped being an NRI,…

Over the years, I’ve seen NRIs get tripped up by their residential status in the same handful of ways, again and again. And the…

If you are planning to move back to India in 2026, I want you to do one thing before you book that one-way ticket.…

Let me start with something that surprises almost everyone I talk to. When you finally move back to India, there is a hidden window…

This is one of the most common questions in our WhatsApp groups, and it usually comes with a little bit of fear. “Mani, my…

Hey, Mani here. Let me tell you about a call I got last year. A friend was returning to India after 9 years in…

Hey, Mani here. A few months ago, someone in our WhatsApp group asked a question that I see almost every week. “I left India…