Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Why Indians move abroad

India is one of the oldest and richest civilizations in the world. It is home of world's first university in #Takshila, India, in 700BC, with records of more than 10,500 students from all over the world studied on 60+ subjects. And the “The University of #Nalanda, built in the 4th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
"We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made" - Albert Einstein
Our contributions to the world of Mathematics and Science is invaluable. Our ancestors have not taught us only yoga and meditation, but we did had a strong hold on complementary medicines too; Two thousand years ago the Indians pioneered plastic surgery.

The ancient Indian astronomers had tabulated the movement and positions of the sun, planets and the stars in space, long before Isaac Newton came up with the theory of gravity after the apple had fallen on his head.

I can go on writing the past glories of India; but what happened to the education system of present India? Why would every Indian parent want to send their kid abroad for higher studies?
Whilst we praise, India’s diverse culture & heritage, vibrant traditions, colorful festivals, mouthwatering foods, loving people and the depth of relationships, we are also the largest #diaspora population in the world.
As of 2010, over 1.7 million Indians live and work in the United States of America and over 75,000 Indians were granted US permanent residency. The UK Office of National Statistics estimates around 1.5 million Indians currently live and work in England, making them the single largest visible ethnic minority population in the country.

India is the second largest source of legal immigrants to Canada, with between 25,000-30,000 immigrants settling in Canada every year. India is the fourth major source of permanent migrants to Australia.

But, still why we Indians should we move abroad?

It’s hard to answer the question of why Indians go abroad, reasons can vary from one individual to another and needn't be symptomatic of the mindset of every Indian. But it is the sad truth that every Indian wishes to go abroad at one point in life or another. 

I will try to explore some of the top reasons in the coming threads.

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