2. Do you plan to return to India to settle down?
Yes, my home town.

3. What do you like most about being abroad?
Better infrastructure.

4. What do like least about being abroad?
Social limitations.

5. Would you be concerned about raising your family outside India?
Cannot say.

6. What are your thoughts about marrying outside your immediate community, someone who speaks a different language or practices a different religion?
It will not be a better married life.

7. What would be the first thing you would do if you became the Prime Minister of India?
Break the nexus between criminals and Politics

8. What do you think are India's greatest strengths?(max 3)
Unity in Diversity, Democracy.

9. What do you think are the biggest problems facing India? (max 3)
Lack of conciousness about the country.

10. Do you think that a presidential form of government would better serve the needs of India's democracy?
No.

11. For whom do you have the highest regard amongst living Indians?
Difficult to say.

12. Do you think that the national obsession with Cricket has helped or has it hurt India as a sporting nation?
It has hurt.

13. What do you think are India's greatest achievements since Independence? (max 3)?
Our democratic regime.

14. What is your favourite pastime?
Internet.

15. What is your happiest memory?
Getting employment in India.

16. What's your most memorable journey?
First journey aboard..

17. What is your ultimate food dish?
1. Rice and fish curry.
2. Mutton and roti.

18. What are your favourite movies? (max 3)
1. Dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge
2. Sholay.

19. What are your favourite books (please list authors as well)? (max 3)
1. Godan (Premchand)
2. Gunaho ka dewata (Dharambir bharati)

20. A message from you to other NRIs
Let us unite together and raise India's concern for world peace and war agaist terror.

- Atul Paswan

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