Way Back Home Blog
There Is an Agent for Everything. Find Yours.
Why returnees exhaust themselves on Indian bureaucracy, and what actually works. On banks, paperwork, domestic help, and finding the people who know the way.
The Village You Came Back For Will Not Arrive Pre-Assembled
Feeling out of place after moving back to India? On the loneliness and frustration nobody admits to, and how returnees actually rebuild their people.
Nothing Prepares You for the Real Thing
Choosing a school when moving back to India: what actually matters beyond the curriculum, from someone who was once the new kid who didn’t know the rules.
The Family That Welcomed You at the Airport Is Not the Family You Will Live Alongside
Moving back to India means two families: the one at the airport and the one you live alongside. On the conversations returnees never have before landing.
The Salary That Felt Like a Verdict
Taking a pay cut to move back to India? What the lower salary actually means, and what it buys, from a returnee who took a 65 percent cut himself.
Your International Experience Is Worth Less Than You Think, and More Than You Realise
Returning to India after years abroad? An honest look at what transfers, what doesn't, and why the right skills may now be worth more in India.
Why I Came Back, and Why I Built This
An essay about returning to India after 21 years abroad, and why I built Way Back Home — a coaching practice for people considering the same journey.