hi Cheeni, Venkat and Deepa, Thanks for your responses. I knew I had forgotten to mention something! Thanks for pointing it out Deepa. I am based currently in Bangalore actually but I keep going to Chennai periodically (which means about once a month for a few days). Initially my shutting rates were higher since I remained jobless for a while, but currently I have joined one of my friends who started his own 'Bioinformatics' company here in Benson Town, Bangalore.
*Venkat wrote: >> *some even divorced* with children (unlike myself) who don't have time >> >*Some even divorced*.... Does this seem very unlike India to you? I want >to understand why. IMO, we've just figured out that we can actually fess >us that we screwed up when we fell in love (agreed to marry someone) and >leave when it does not work out.* Well when I said that the only point I was trying to make was that I had buried myself out of sight for years doing nothing but pretty much studying and working and it just feels like in some ways people here in my age group (my friends from school and college) had already traversed two laps in the game of life before I even managed to complete one. So a lot of gap has built up. I don't know whether that sounds very like OR unlike India. I didn't mean it at all like I am shocked that 'divorce happens here now'. Among my peers the fad of 'Love' marriage was also big. I think living abroad if it had taught me anything at all has taught me that "love marriage" is ultimately also just marriage and it can go just as wrong as any other kind of marriage. so in that sense I agree with you. * >Define "intellectual company" please. Is this going to be like "Indian >culture"? *Well you have a point there. :-) It is definitely bound to be subjective. But when I meant intellectual company I guess I meant people that believe in showing an open-minded interest to a broad range of things and ability to discuss something heatedly without getting personal. Thats sometimes a rare commodity. *Srini wrote: >Welcome Raja. I'm afraid that intellectual company is going to be >difficult outside of small isolated pockets in a few cities in India. >This was one of my biggest complaints about India when I returned from >the US, and whether by intent or by accident I no longer remain in >India. * Thanks Cheeni. My needs are modest. :) a small pocket will do just fine. Atleast in the initial few months, the thoughts of moving out again were constant. May I ask where you moved to? Appreciate the warm welcome from everyone. Best Regards, Raja. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Raja <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > Feels great to join Silklist. Looking at the kind of conversations > > happening > > here I seem to be in the midst of intellectually very sharp people with a > > wide range of interests. I will strive to live up to that. > > > > > Welcome, Raja. "Intellectually very sharp people":...I only hope you > continue to believe this about ALL of us! :) > > Where are you based now? > > Cheers, Deepa. >
