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Episode 7: Gunjan Bagla, The India Expert
“If you come back from India thinking that all is well, then you haven’t learned a thing.” That’s the advice from Gunjan Bagla, the Indian Expert, in this episode of the Working with India Podcast....
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I’m the Chief Guest – now what?
Have you ever been invited to be the chief guest of an event in India? All sorts of events need guests and speakers (business, cultural, religious, educational), and outsiders, even on short trips...
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Best Expat Bank Account for India
I thought I was prepared. I wanted everything to go smoothly in our transition to India, and finances was high on the list of things I preferred to not worry about. While I was still in the US, I...
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Opening an Indian Bank Account
Editor’s Note: This was one of the popular topics from the yearly survey of your top questions about India. The survey only goes out to subscribers, so make sure you are on the list to get your...
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Episode 8: David Peace
There are many types of expats in India, but knowing which ones to trust for advice can be hard. Ideally, you are looking for someone who has been living here for more than five years, has good...
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Book Review: Now, Returned to India
There is one group of people with whom I always hit it off. In the airport, at a business meeting, or at my favorite South Indian restaurant – you get that feeling that you are living the same life...
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Don’t Wait to Read this Until you Need to Read this
Where do we go? My son was playing in front of someone’s house when he took a nasty fall and landed right on his forehead. New parents tend to panic and overreact, but it’s hard not to when a bump...
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The 80/20 Rule in India
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Amar Vyas, the author of NRI: Now, Returned to India The Pareto Principle, commonly known as the 80:20 rule, says, “for many events, roughly 80% of the...
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How To Negotiate With Someone Who Earns Less In A Year Than You Do In A Month
Some of the most inspiring people you’ll ever meet come from the working class of India. They often work long hours with no days off. They house their family, educate their children, and put rice...
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Episode 9: Amar Vyas
Sometimes it’s nice to know you aren’t the only one… When you come to India for the first time, you may wonder if you are the only one who notices the massive differences: the cows on the road, the...
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When “10 minutes” doesn’t mean 10 minutes
“Sanjay, I need that report in my inbox now.” “Yes sir, just two minutes.” Ten minutes later. “Sanjay, where is that report? You said you would have it to me eight minutes ago? Why can’t you meet...
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How to Order Indian Food like a Pro
There may be no more awesome feeling than sitting down at a random South Asian food joint, listing off a string of seemingly unintelligible words and being rewarded with some of the most amazing...
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The Best of Mark Twain on India
Mark Twain has always been one of my favorite writers and I finally got my hands on a print copy of his India reflections in the book Following the Equator. I’ve added several posts where I’ve...
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Required Vaccinations for India
Depending on your personality you will either start worrying about vaccines for India the moment you think about coming, or three days before you leave. If you are searching for an authoritative list...
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How To Avoid Exploding when Eating with an Indian Family
One of the great honors in India is getting invited home for a meal. It is a sincere expression of friendship and a fantastic way to build some high-level relational capital. But getting invited is...
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Episode 10: Sven and Charlotta
Some paths in India are straight, others are squiggly. Sven Brandelik and Charlotta Osterberg-Mohandas both started their journeys in India with internships through AIESEC in 2007. Eight years...
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Indian FRRO Registration Overview
One common rite of passage for long-term outsiders in India is a trip (or trips) to the FRRO. It is probably too much of India to throw on a newcomer, but many must visit within the first 14 days....
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Why is it so important to have something today that you didn’t have yesterday?
There are times when someone says something so perfectly that you can’t get it out of your head. I was chatting over email with a French friend who had lived in India for a few years about his...
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Get It Together
One quick way to tell if an outsider has been in India a long time? Ask him/her if they have a favorite place to get passport photos. You don’t have to be in India long to realize that you need to...
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Episode 11: Patrick De Ridder
“Calling me on a Sunday is a sign of…” Your first answer might be rudeness, unprepared thinking, or an invasion of privacy. But add 17 years onto your India journey and you end this sentence with...
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