NRIs going back to Native place some day? - Going to Madurai, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Coimbatore, Trichy one day

You might be working in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Dubai (anywhere in Middle east), Singapore or Malayasia, United States USA, United Kingdom UK or somewhere in Europe.

We all think that someday I will go back to your native place, which might be in and around Madurai, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar, Kovilpatti, Trichy, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Coimbatore, Salem, Erode etc.,

We keep thinking that someday I will go back to my native and settle down. Some expect for a IT job in the native place with sophistication of whatever you were availing in your migrated place. I think, for that you will have to wait for 40-50 years.

Though I was born in Madurai, I have lived in Trichy, I have lived in Bangalore. I have lived in Hyderabad. I have lived in Chennai. I have lived in different parts of United States. All of them bunch of years... At some point I came back to my native place. If I look for a job, suiting my same needs which I used to enjoy in the above migrated places, I will not be able to get even today.

Only route to come back to your home town and settle is to do business! Will you agree? If you don't agree, I can explain!!

Comparing your salary outside your home town, you won't get the same salary in your home town. It is going to be incomparably lowwww. The standard of living might not be same.

Only way to get satisfaction is to start a business of your own and provide employment to yourself and to others. That is the best thing you can do.

In other hand - the point I want to mention in this article is - even though NRIs want to come back to their home town, they cannot come back. Given their lifestyle in the migrated place, given their salary, given their adaptation to the life their, they cannot come back. This applies to both NRIs and also who migrated to other cities. This is a challenge in some ways to you. Will you be able to come back? If so, I will be the first person to be happy, but you will not be able to. If possible, come back - that is good for your city and also for the country.

I know many of friends, they like their home country and home city, but they will never be able to take their action. But, I think you should. However when you plan to come back to your city, plan appropriately. Do not land bad... Land safe and sound and planned - so that you don't crash without any plan. Plan appropriately, so that you can get the same lifestyle, even if you struggle for 1 or 2 years to get the same lifestyle.

Well, good luck guys!!

If you have any questions, let me know - I will be glad to answer - because I am going through!!

Does living outside Madurai in a foreign country give happiness?

Based on a recent research and survey by David Burdram, a socialist - it is found that immigrants into foreign countries are not as happy as we think.

It is always believed that people who travel out of their native place and live in a developed nation like America or UK (London) live very happily because they have all the money there. But, the reality and survey report says that money and luxury does not give all the happiness.

People who go out of their country live far away and be away from their home country, relatives, friends and their closed ones. This makes lesser happiness and more depression in fact.

The report is based on 1400 immigrants living in America and London. However, as a past immigrant I know how it feels and I completely agree with this report.

Do you agree as well (as an NRI)?

Remembering My Great Madurai - A special report from Madurai Machan! - Part I

Considering the fact that this article is a 400th article in Made in Madurai, I am writing this special article remembering madurai.

Dear Madurai,
I LOVE YOU my dear Madurai. I love you so much that no one can measure. I was born and did my schooling in Madurai. I just feel at home. No Hassles and No problem. Always had fun in Madurai. In fact some calm times are in Madurai only.

You are a perfect blend of rural emotions and urban facilities. People who live in Madurai enjoy both the advantages of rural and urban combinations. You can see whole lot of Rural floating population and also settled Urban population.

This article will manifest my love towards Madurai and also my dreams for Madurai.
I cannot make Madurai as New York, but I can make Madurai as another New Madurai, which is better than New York. This is my dream for my Madurai.

I want to call it "Pudhiya Madurai".
Kanavu Kandaen Naan Kanavu kandaen.
Yen Pudhiya Madurai Uruvaaga Kanavu Kandaen...Naan..
Kanavu Kandaen Naan Kanavu Kandaen..

This is a song written by me. But this dream has to be made to reality. That is what I will work towards.

I want to bring everything world class in Madurai. You might think why should I work on Madurai to get things straightened. Yes. I am thinking globally, acting locally, which I think is a success formula. Seeing the changes I make in Madurai, that exemplify for other cities over the country.

The areas which we will have to concentrate on:
1. Education to reach all and walking towards 100% Literacy in Madurai.
2. Every citizen in Madurai should get full meals three times a day.
3. Employment for every citizen. Walking towards 100% employment in Madurai.
4. Sow Entrepreneur seeds and make banyan trees out of this activity.
5. Clean and Green Madurai
6. Clean and Organized Traffic
7. People's Attitute towards Life
8. Improve Technology and Business in Madurai to lead towards a wealthier city.
9. Concentrate on Food, Clothing and Education.
10. Every Madurai citizen should get the basic thing and everything should be affordable to everybody.
11. Abolish child labour
12. Introduce a single number to track and help all of the population.
13. e-Governance
14. Population control
15.Sow Entrepreneurship in everyone's mind
16.Reduce tax rate
17.Abolish Corruption
18.Legalize abortion
19. Make it a best welfare city. Improve the income of the government by more and more industries, which in turn will create jobs.
20. Promote Small savings
21. Promote Tourism, which will be the highest revenue generating business for the city
22. Start a Mayor relief fund
23. Youth welfare and Sports development
24. Health improvement - Hospitals
25. Animal Husbandry
26. Horticulture
27. Agriculture
28. Poultry
29. Madurai District Mil Producers Union Ltd.,
30. Education - Schools, College/Universaties - UG, PG, PhD.
31. Fisheries
32. Handlooms and Textiles
33. Health and Family Welfare
34. Industries
35. Kallar reclamation
36. Revenue
37. Social Welfare
38. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board
39. Tourism
40. Transport
41. TWAD

People might think I am crazy, but probably I am. Why am I worrying only about Madurai - shouldn't I be concerned about all about India or all about mankind? You are right! But, my approach is - if we are able to make some positive change in Madurai, which is a small city in India and it is a part of India - automatically this positive change will spread across India and across the world. This is my opinion and I believe in this chain reaction.

In my life time, I can only work on something small and I want to achieve that. I don't want to take up a task in my life, which I will not be able to achieve it. I want to take up something which is challenging and at the same time achievable!! That is why Madurai!!! Moreover, I love Madurai!!!

Well, I have not talked yet about "remembering madurai". I have to talk more about Madurai in terms of what I remember!:-) in the following part II!!