We managed to talk with Ruchit Garg, who returned to Chandigarh after a spell of a successful career working with Microsoft and founding his own company while in the US. Currently, he is on a mission to help farmers in India sell, using the latest technology. He’s the CEO of Harvesting – a company he…

If you’re an NRI reading this at your work place, home office or mobile phone, chances are that you might end up back in India some time soon! 🙂 Little bit of context. This project started back in 2017 with just me, as I was planning my move back to India. I found that there…

In a surprising move, the US Government (SEVP) has announced that student visa holders in the USA from other countries will have to return to their home countries if their courses are going fully online during the new semester in Fall 2020. (Source) According to the order, The U.S. Department of State will not issue…

If there’s one thing that is being discussed all over the Back to India community, that is “how and where to book flights back to India”. There’s so much of interest in this topic and there are many false information spreading around, so I thought I’ll create a bookmark-able, reference article for anyone trying to…

During phase two of the Vande Bharat mission, about 30,000 Indians will be returning to India. 14,800 Indians have already brought o India during the first phase. An NRI has shared her experience being evacuated from UK to India on an Air India flight. Here’s the TLDR summary. May 7: Added to the HCI waitlist…

“These are unusual times” have become a cliche now but, nevertheless it is real. Currently, one of the biggest concerns with NRIs is that they are unable to travel back to India, even if it is for good or temporarily. In our groups, we’re seeing more and more people asking about when flights to India…

So, many NRIs are stuck abroad and are trying to return to India after the lockdown. India Govt. is providing assistance to those who want to travel back to India. Here are the details we know. According to the Press Information Bureau of India, [su_button url=”https://indianembassyusa.gov.in/reg_indian_nationals” style=”flat” background=”#207df6″ size=”8″ wide=”yes” center=”yes” radius=”5″ text_shadow=”0px 0px 0px…

Getting things done in India needs a crash course, magic, and charm on its own. Especially for folks who return to India after a few years of living abroad, it takes a while to settle in and get adjusted with the “Indian ways”. Here are some apps that you might want to consider installing/using, soon…

So, if you’re like many in this community, you’re planning how to ship your stuff back to India, which school to place the kids in and on the lookout for your next apartment. There’s one thing we miss amidst all the hassle though. Immediate purchases. I know, it sounds like a trivial, silly thing, but…