2. Do you plan to return to India to settle down?
Yes, in Hyderabad.

3. What do you like most about being abroad?
Life is easy.

4. What do you like least about being abroad?
Miss loved ones.

5. Would you be concerned about raising your family outside India?
No.

6. What are your thoughts about marrying outside your immediate community, someone who speaks a different language or practices a different religion?
I’m married, but it would be difficult.

7. What would be the first thing you would do if you became the Prime Minister of India?
Try to control population by providing more education

8. What do you think are India's greatest strengths?(max 3)
Unity in diversity, family values, great cultural heritage.

9. What do you think are the biggest problems facing India? (max 3)
Corruption, lack of accountability, population .

10. Do you think that a presidential form of government would better serve the needs of India's democracy?
Not sure.

11. For whom do you have the highest regard amongst living Indians?
Freedom fighters.

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 achievement since Independence (max 3)?
Advance in space technology, self-sufficiency in food, advancement in atomic energy.

14. What is your favourite pastime?
Watching TV.

15. What is your happiest memory?
When I got my job.

16. What's your most memorable journey?
First trip abroad - from India to the UK.

17. What is your ultimate food dish?
Potato Curry.

18. What are your favourite movies? (max 3)
Titanic (English), Appadbhandavuddu (Telugu), DDLJ (Hindi).

19. What are your favourite books (please list authors as well)? (max 3)
Historical books.

20. A message from you to other NRIs
Try to help India

- Nagabasava Raju in London, UK

The views of this column are the author's own, and do not necessarily represent the views of NRI Online.