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

3. What do you like most about being abroad?
Well organised life.

4. What do like least about being abroad?
Far from home, family and friends.

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?
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7. What would be the first thing you would do if you became the Prime Minister of India?
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8. What do you think are India's greatest strengths?(max 3)
People.

9. What do you think are the biggest problems facing India? (max 3)
Population and corruption.

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?
All.

12. Do you think that the national obsession with Cricket has helped or has it hurt India as a sporting nation?
No.

13. What do you think are India's greatest achievement since Independence (max 3)?
Democracy continues even there are so many problems.

14. What is your favourite pastime?
Trecking, walking.

15. What is your happiest memory?
Every moment at home.

16. What's your most memorable journey?
(No comment)

17. What is your ultimate food dish?
(No comment)

18. What are your favourite movies? (max 3)
None.

19. What are your favourite books (please list authors as well)? (max 3)
(No comment)

20. A message from you to other NRIs
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- Shirish Kshirsagar in Liverpool, UK

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