<p>A lot of people have asked me what I'll do after finishing Undergrad. My counselor asked me if I'll be giving up my citizenship, and then he started telling me about how it's easier to get citizenship in Canada because of their laws etc. etc. I said I won't. At least not at this point. I might work for a number of years abroad, but I don't think I'll ever let go of my Indian passport. It's a bit inexplicable really. Dual citizenship is a definite possibility, but since India doesn't offer that yet we'll have to wait. This was a particularly loaded question for me, since I have enough identity issues as it is. I think I was as surprised as anyone when I came to this conclusion.
What about you guys? Think you'll be returning to India at some point? Or will you be settling abroad? If so, what do you think you'll miss about India the most (if you will miss anything at all...but I know you will ;) )</p>
<p>(P.S. I am aware there's another thread on this. That one had a lot of debates that were a bit off topic though. Also, that was posted in July. I thought perhaps people's opinions have changed a bit since then? If not I'll tell the mods to delete this.)</p>
<p>My purpose is pretty clear — I’m going to the US to study. That’s it. I don’t plan to live there for long. Unless, destiny has different things planned for me.</p>
<p>I’m definitely coming back! At least that’s what my intention is at this point.
But another option might be my using India as a stopping base instead should my career require. I have this wish to visit/work/learn about the culture of various places ranging from countries like Japan, Korea and Russia to small, less known countries like Romania. The culture in little known places in Europe is fascinating. The more I read about it, the more intriguing it seems to get.
However, I would ultimately like to come back. There’s so much to be done here.</p>
<p>^Yeah, I could make that out after seeing Tippu’s edit. </p>
<p>I agree with Tippu though. If I extend my already very extended imagination, then I can see what he’s indicating. I hope I have the strength to do so though.</p>
<p>I think it need not be as hard as what people are telling me.</p>
<p>The main reasons for the difficulty are the strengthening of roots on one side and weakening on the other. So, maintaining strong connections with both immediate and extended family and friends will certainly help. This will not be as difficult as it was before most of us were born.</p>
<p>What’s your current location Tippu? i moved back to india after living the first 11 years of my life abroad and yes, it was really hard at first because it was a new place (in theory) but now I have such strong roots there that I doubt that going back, for me at least, would be difficult.</p>
<p>I don’t mind working abroad (any country ) for a few years. I may do a few years in HK because I have residency and it’s an emerging economy but I do plan to be settle in India finally. I would love to live there.</p>
<p>Agreed Puttu. With me moving around so much, it was really hard for me to define what “home” is. I will work abroad for a few years and perhaps get a resident card for some place, but I don’t think I will give up my passport. Can’t really define why. My mom tells me about people who gave up their citizenship impulsively and then they come to her and ask her if they can revoke that and get it back. They have to go through the whole procedure of going back and living in India for 10 years and so on to get citizenship again. That would be such a nightmare though, giving up my passport in an impulse and suddenly realizing ‘Oh no I didn’t want this.’</p>