We in India are attracted to USA and try to send our children for study and career by spending huge amounts and suffering family separation. Our only hope is to see welfare of our future generation. We feel insecure in our own country due to social and political agitations, poverty, unemployment and environment and health problems.
We feel that in USA, every thing is calm, quiet, free and people enjoy happy life.
But beware, all that glitters is not Gold.
You might be seeing the mighty companies, lavish architecture, specious houses, good cars and roads and NASA, Disney like tourist attractions.
But the ground situation for majority of immigrants is far from imagination. Their high salaries are grabbed by house rent, health insurence and income tax. They have more insecure jobs. As they are living in the world of global races, they do not know the culture, behaviour and intemsions and prefer to remain aloof from others.
Natives have reservations and oppose immigrant supremacy in career and education.
USA is a conglomeration of many states who have entirely different geophysical and social systems. Even though the buildings, roads and hotels are similar, the social lifestyles and political inclinations are different.
It is the country run by big corporates and government enforcement law. People are not in a position to change the national policies or law easily.
Majority of Indians staying in USA are somehow managing their finance. The bank rates are low and material attractions are many with credit card and discount facilities which keep people spending more than income.
The investment in house is a long time burden. Though public schools are free, college education is very costly and people have to plan for finance right from kids level.
There is problem of homeless people and gun violence.
In the corona outbreak, people in USA were very much scared and the life almost stood standstill even in California. There were many casualties and hospitals were full.
During last four years I am alternatively staying in India and America for six months each and I found living in India far more safe, lively and with social interactions.
Even in Corona outbreak, India has recovered fast inspite of huge population density, poverty and poor sanitary provisions in houses. The people are moving around, helping each other, having gatherings, Morchas, political and social activities have remained unabated.
I feel, that the resilient nature and religious attitude of people along with national spirit and self sacrificing nature of society are the greatest virtues of India which need to calm down the tensions, feeling of suspission, hatred and fear and create self curing and helpful social fabric in the advance nations.
In India, we have strong family system, social and religious traditions which help us to surmount any natural calamity or domination of wealth or body power.
The elections in USA showed the wide disparity in presumptions and aspirations of main political parties which can take the country entirely on different paths.
In spite of many parties and constant political activities, India has remained stable and has strong self healing mechanism.
Thus in my opinion, India may need financial help from USA but more basic human behaviour, social harmany and care of environment which in built in Indian society is the real need for USA. In return, we shall make our foreign Indians inclined to help India. -- Dr. S. V. Ranade, Dnyandeep, Sangli
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