Adjusting to life in a new country.. two steps ahead and one back and then a leap forward!

Observing the ingress of winter

 The mark of winter

The early sunset, that lengthening regress of dawn 

the creeping onward march of darkness

all indicates, that winter is neigh

Stay warm, stay safe 

Happiness is in the mind though

May this winter , bring glad tidings

to me, to you and all our well wishers 

and their loved ones too...

Diversity in this world

 the key observation in this post pertains to the fact that different countries represent different worlds. Man's world changes based which country he is as does his destiny. 

different countries have different challenges, the key to being happy in any given environment is to focus on your core beliefs, define your goals and then work to successfully achieve them.

Remember as the song says "In the end, it doesnt even matter!"

Impressions of foreign countries are often fake, and do not survive first contact with reality....

 its very easy  to get deluded by how a country is portayed internatiobnally. the reality, may be very very different!

Bye Bye India , Hello Canada

I have moved to Canada. I dont have a job so looking for one. Hopefully this country will allow me to write a lot more... . No friends here, but being part of a "visible minority" i guess that will take time!

Lingering effects of the pandemic

 the pandemic has strengthened the position of China and left India confronting its weaknesses. This should lead to course correction. Hopefully, that is not too difficult.

post the pandemic - a terrible time in India -- is it time to leave?

 The visas for a foreign country have arrived. Yet, here i am dithering.... 

well i am over 40 now, and now its perhaps not about me anymore.... But the way India is going seems scary for me personally. Should we move? or not.... the coming few months will probably not just determine my destiny but that of the next generation. Unknown to him, decisions are being taken which will alter the course of his life and identity forever.. 

The pandemic laid bare the inadequacy of the Indian state like never before. This would have happened no matter which government is in power, as the healthcare system is underfunded and more of a business than a public necessity. 

I lost relatives, saw death up close and the sight of the flames blazing forth, searing the coal black night skies is a sight i shall never forget.