Today, for the first time, I am conversing with the readers of Viva (a weekly Loksatta Suppliment). I need to share a very delightful news with all of you. Many-a-times you feel obstructed with expressing the fountain of your emotions. That’s why I am using this mean to convey my feelings. The reason for delight is that I, Sriram and kids are coming back to India!
Post marriage me and my kids have visited India quite a few times. But this time it’s different. This time I am back… forever! I am so happy that I am getting back to my soil along with my entire family. There are array of emotions like excitement of a new life and sadness and nostalgia etc.
I and my family will land in India in the mid-october. To come back and settle in India was a huge decision. But as we all know India has suddenly become a land of opportunities. Sriram and I, we both had pondered upon the this thought before. Today my elder son is 8 years and my younger one is 6. If they do not acquire the indian culture now , then they never will. Even today’s woman has revamped her image. She is handling both career and family well.
At this moment, my house back in the US is full of things strewn all over the place. Packing is a huge task isn’t it? And for me packing is a never-ending story. On top of that my 6 year old has prepared a list of things he would be carrying along … things like his toys to his other stuff … things that are getting packed…. and then unpacked because he simply risk to forget anything behind. He has to verify if they are packed already! And the elder one wants to carry his best friend to India. OMG, the checklist is endless.
The woman in the house is always the one who keeps all connected. We are getting shifted to the our house is Juhu. To tell you the truth, it’s me who is under pressure. This pressure is emotional. Will Sriram or kids be ever settled here? Will they be able to stay here? There are lots of doubts.
After marriage, I got this American home. I did a lot of things here. I shaped my family, my kids were born. So naturally my emotions are attached with this house. I simply cannot decide what I should really carry and what should be left behind. There are just too many memories with this house.
Although I am so emotional, I am so much looking forward to my stay in India. Actually I am coming back to verify my doubts … doubts such as will my kids be able to adjust to the school in Mumbai? Will Sriram be able to do well? This is a reality check. A tough test of my favorite subject. That’s why I am all set for this new inning. Too many opportunities are within my grasp. I want to grab them. I want to fulfill them. And this is what I am coming back for. Now we will meet often.
But till then I should get back to my never-ending packing….
Source: loksatta.com
Translated by: Madhuri Dixit - The Empress facebook page
I and my family will land in India in the mid-october. To come back and settle in India was a huge decision. But as we all know India has suddenly become a land of opportunities. Sriram and I, we both had pondered upon the this thought before. Today my elder son is 8 years and my younger one is 6. If they do not acquire the indian culture now , then they never will. Even today’s woman has revamped her image. She is handling both career and family well.
At this moment, my house back in the US is full of things strewn all over the place. Packing is a huge task isn’t it? And for me packing is a never-ending story. On top of that my 6 year old has prepared a list of things he would be carrying along … things like his toys to his other stuff … things that are getting packed…. and then unpacked because he simply risk to forget anything behind. He has to verify if they are packed already! And the elder one wants to carry his best friend to India. OMG, the checklist is endless.
The woman in the house is always the one who keeps all connected. We are getting shifted to the our house is Juhu. To tell you the truth, it’s me who is under pressure. This pressure is emotional. Will Sriram or kids be ever settled here? Will they be able to stay here? There are lots of doubts.
After marriage, I got this American home. I did a lot of things here. I shaped my family, my kids were born. So naturally my emotions are attached with this house. I simply cannot decide what I should really carry and what should be left behind. There are just too many memories with this house.
Although I am so emotional, I am so much looking forward to my stay in India. Actually I am coming back to verify my doubts … doubts such as will my kids be able to adjust to the school in Mumbai? Will Sriram be able to do well? This is a reality check. A tough test of my favorite subject. That’s why I am all set for this new inning. Too many opportunities are within my grasp. I want to grab them. I want to fulfill them. And this is what I am coming back for. Now we will meet often.
But till then I should get back to my never-ending packing….
Source: loksatta.com
Translated by: Madhuri Dixit - The Empress facebook page
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