Editor’s Note: Home is where the heart is, yet a number of times there come’s a moment in our life when we are expected to take a pragmatic decision. We leave our home country, family, and friends in search for a better future and life. However, often we face the dilemma of staying back and making the foreign land as our new home country. In such instances, what is expected of us as a responsible resident and as a responsible citizen? Megha Dubey takes you on an exciting journey sharing her thoughts!- Imit Kaur.
According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), everyone in this world possesses the freedom of living and movement across the world. Several people traveled thousands of miles to fulfill their dreams and want to live in a place where they get golden opportunities and receive credit for their hard work. The United States of America is exemplary in this regard, accepting millions of immigrants every year. India is amongst one of the potential countries playing a significant role in the migration of the people towards the USA.
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Why I Moved Back To India after 10+ Years in USA " https://t.co/IpRtmdHbIT on @LinkedIn— KPS (@Kohila_PS) March 29, 2017
I read an article “Why I Moved Back To India after 10+ Years in the USA” written by Nupur Dave and found it so interesting and heart touching. I felt so connected with the writer and thought that it is a story of so many Indians living unhappily in the USA. I shared the article with brilliant minds on Career Support Group (CSG) for STEM PhDs to see what other people think about this issue. It’s so amazing to see that like many other things; Indians have diversity in thinking and perspectives towards such matters. Many people think it’s always good to return to your home country so that you can do something good for your parents, your family and friends and especially for your country. A place where no one will ever point a gun towards you and says, “get out of my country.”
Reverse Brain Drain… https://t.co/FWeIZYhO3e
— 🚩Dismantling Hinduphobia 🕉🔥 (@Hindu_Hub) March 21, 2017
Alternatively, people have security issues in India. A girl has to think twice before stepping out in the night. Moreover, almost everyone is concerned about the physical attacks, Our so called culture system always have restrictions on the girls which is the reason why so many girls do not want to go back to the country where they can not feel safe and free. Such situations demand immediate attention. All these issues lead to the loss of many great Indian people every year who could do great things for India but moved to the USA for a better living.
As #PINK bags #NationalAward for best film on social issues, a look at how @SrBachchan described the msg of the movie at #OTC: "No means no" pic.twitter.com/rE6bZaHQtz
— ThePrintIndia (@ThePrintIndia) April 7, 2017
#DigitalIndia : It is Time For Reverse Brain Drain to India, Says Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani
https://t.co/6J59AosANi— Ketan (@ketan72) March 19, 2017
Even though everyone has the freedom to speak and move across the world; one always feels like an outsider in another country and might not be accepted by some of the people. In short, it is always a personal choice to either stay on the foreign land or to move back to the home country. However, one needs to ponder if and to what extent will that decision provide contentment. Also, how is one paying back to the society with that decision?
Have you been a stranger in a foreign land? Are you interested in serving the #refugees in #Dayton? #whatsyourstory https://t.co/e7oNj7Gw6P pic.twitter.com/JSYoHHvSbh
— Anthologies (@ApexAnthologies) February 23, 2017
About the author:
Megha did her PhD in 2016 from CDRI Lucknow (Pharmacology Division) where she was working on oxidative stress induced post-translational modifications in neutrophils and then joined Stanford University in September 2016 (Department of Microbiology and Immunology). Her current research interest is in the role of gdT cells in infectious disease.
Edited By: Imit Kaur
Blog Design: Abhinav Dey
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