tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post114440914545824651..comments2011-07-05T16:02:18.966+05:30Ram Viswanathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505725596819403724noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-79410059764621910232008-02-24T23:01:00.000+05:302008-02-24T23:01:00.000+05:30Vish, great posting.<BR/><BR/>I am not sure if you have used this site for planning your finances for returning to india.<BR/>http://www.r2iclubforums.com<BR/><BR/>If not, pls check it out. I used it and found it to be very helpful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-87360283637978700212007-07-07T00:14:00.000+05:302007-07-07T00:14:00.000+05:30Thanks a lot for your input!<BR/><BR/>-SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-24520790193334532812007-07-06T15:52:00.000+05:302007-07-06T15:52:00.000+05:30S<BR/>Good luck with your move.. do expect some bumps.. but all can be weathered..<BR/>Here is my response..<BR/><BR/>Question<BR/>=========<BR/>Could you give us a few pointers as to how to go about selling household items??(like how did you sell your furnitures, electronics, etc.)Did you use a service which buys used items(if there is one!!), or did you just advertise for the items individually in some website(if so, which one?), etc.<BR/><BR/>My Answer: We did the following: 1) Limited 'Garage Sale' thru word of mouth mainly for friends and family.<BR/>2) Sell thru craigslist<BR/>3) Give to charity<BR/>May suggest you consider bringing stuff back with you as well? Almost everything can be brought back in a container and there isn't any 'customs fee' for personal used stuff..<BR/><BR/>Question<BR/>========<BR/>Also would you recommend carrying back the TV & home theatre system(I love my HD TV and the 9-disc DVD Player!) With the voltage difference and the frequent power cuts, is it worth it??<BR/><BR/>My Answer: I would NOT. You could buy step down transformers and use the stuff you mentioned above. If you must, go that route for your Home theater system but NOT for the TV.. with the NTSC / PAL difference and voltage problem.. it might not be worth it.. Also, there is nothing on HDTV in India yet. By the time that happens, you may be ready for a newer one..Ram Viswanathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505725596819403724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-62082357498883081212007-07-03T23:32:00.000+05:302007-07-03T23:32:00.000+05:30Hello Ram,<BR/><BR/>Kudos to you for having given us such a wonderful blog...found your articles to be extremely helpful as we are moving to Banglore in December.<BR/><BR/>Could you give us a few pointers as to how to go about selling household items??(like how did you sell your furnitures, electronics, etc.)Did you use a service which buys used items(if there is one!!), or did you just advertise for the items individually in some website(if so, which one?), etc.<BR/><BR/>Also would you recommend carrying back the TV & home theatre system(I love my HD TV and the 9-disc DVD Player!) With the voltage difference and the frequent power cuts, is it worth it??<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>-SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-57957385756947624952007-02-25T02:18:00.000+05:302007-02-25T02:18:00.000+05:30Hi Ram,<BR/><BR/>I just found your blog and am very impressed with the thoughts you have posted. <BR/><BR/>I am in a similar situation in re R2I. I saw an email from someone named Ashna and the questions asked by her (I presume it was a lady) were very much similar to the ones I currently have.<BR/><BR/>I would appreciate it very much if you could post your response to her, at least in generic terms, on your blog. Since we've read the questions, we would undoubtedly appreciate reading your response as well :)<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Arvind.<BR/><BR/>PS: My email address is avisap@gmail.com but would love to hear from you on the blog itself!Arvindnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-11960145181962316432007-01-28T10:09:00.000+05:302007-01-28T10:09:00.000+05:30Ravi<br />Glad to see this is helpful.. Good Luck..<br /><br />I am in US now and we can talk.. I have sent you a mail and we follow the thread there..<br />Good Luck..Ramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02319670602305257658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-54607522010826202982007-01-27T05:31:00.000+05:302007-01-27T05:31:00.000+05:30Ram,<br /><br />Your blog was extremely helpful to me. We are considering a move from Fremont, CA to Chennai. <br /><br />Hate to impose, but would you have time to talk to us (phone/chat/email) for about 20 - 30 mnts? I totally would understand if you can't. <br /><br />I promise to:<br />1. Start a similar blog to take some of the load, if I come back<br />2. Buy you a drink (Coffee if appropriate :-) ) if I ever make it to Chennai.<br /><br />My email is rnmail-r2i@yahoo.com<br /><br />-thanks,<br />RaviRavinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-83956769055386563212007-01-12T10:13:00.000+05:302007-01-12T10:13:00.000+05:30Ashna<br /><br />Look for a mail from me.. in a few..Ram Viswanathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505725596819403724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-32102446685825970152007-01-11T21:48:00.000+05:302007-01-11T21:48:00.000+05:30Hi,<br /><br />We need some advise from you as you have already R2I. And, the advise is regarding education cost for kids.We are here in the US for past 3 years and plan to move back to India permanently by end of this year (2007).<br />[We both are Indian citizens and we cannot get OCI]<br />Some of our questions are:<br />1) Is there a big difference in fees for elementary schools in Bangalore (difference between US citizen kids and Indian citizen kids)? Obviously, there will be some difference. <br />2) What is the option for higher education (i.e., undergrad education) as the fees will be higher...to my understanding 3 to 4 times higher than the Indian citizen kids? This kind of fees will not be affordable for people like us who stayed here only for a couple of years and did not really save much in dollars. So, what is the option? Please suggest.<br />3) I heard that we can get Indian passport in the US for the kid even though the kid is born in the US. (Assuming that we are ready to forgo the US passport and the US citizenship). We have not applied for US passport yet and hence the Indian consulate does not have any objection for this. [In fact, earlier when there was no rule for getting passport for the kids, lot of people used to travel with the kid's name in mother's passport]<br /><br />Is this a safe option (assuming, we are not worried about US passport)? Are there any issues with this when going out or entering US again (later, may be 10-15 years later...again, applying for US visa on Indian passport).<br /><br />Please Advise...It will be really great to hear from you and also people who have some experience with these issues.<br /><br /><br />I will be awaiting for your quick reply as we have to decide in couple of days.<br /><br />You can mail me at asha_nags@yahoo.co.in<br />ThanksAshnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18292513509387769850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1158092311022719272006-09-13T01:48:00.000+05:302006-09-13T01:48:00.000+05:30Suja<BR/><BR/>I need to pick this back again.. will do so soon..Ram Viswanathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505725596819403724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1158084831564589522006-09-12T23:43:00.000+05:302006-09-12T23:43:00.000+05:30Keep Blogging on R2I...a collection of links to other bloggers @ http://garamchai_com.rediffblogs.comSujahttp://garamchai_com.rediffblogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1152666808742625922006-07-12T06:43:00.000+05:302006-07-12T06:43:00.000+05:30Can you please post your experience in http://www.indianstudentsnetwork.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1152504126411902362006-07-10T09:32:00.000+05:302006-07-10T09:32:00.000+05:30Desi<BR/><BR/>Yes.. I will look to continue it this week.. thanks for your gentle reminder..Ram Viswanathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505725596819403724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1152489884758481902006-07-10T05:34:00.000+05:302006-07-10T05:34:00.000+05:30Sir,<BR/>I read with interest about your R2I series. It would be great if you could update more information with this regard.<BR/>Thanks,<BR/>DesiFeel like R2Inoreply@blogger.com