Why NRIs Misses India During Festival Season

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Why NRIs Misses India During Festival Season
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The Traditional Food
The Indian food abroad, even in very Indian
friendly places like the Bay Area is nothing
close to the Indian food in India. All levels of
food - from the high end Indian restaurants in
India, to the mid-market Udipi and Punjapi restaur
ants, to the street food at the lower end is
something most NRIs miss acutely.
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Indian Dresses Folk Dance
So you look like a complete doll wearing an
Indian Churidar dress, you have a collection of
fabulous Sarees from your trousseau, you  think
our chiffon and tissue Dupattas are the most
ultimate accessories?  Basically if you are a fan
of the Indian attire, then my friend let me tell
you, you will have to let go of this Indian style
addiction. Sometimes weather, sometimes culture
and sometimes your lifestyle will slowly put most
of your Indian dresses in the back shelves of
your wardrobe, and slowly migrating to the guest
room wardrobe. If you have a job, especially a
job in an office, one day all you see in your
closet is black tops, black skirts, white shirts
and work dresses.
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Temples
If you are a girl seen with pooja ki thali
everyday, okay thats a bit extreme for todays
generation but smaller versions still exist and
still many of my friends were running to Shiv
temple every Monday with mobile phone in one hand
and milk for the Shivling in the other, after all
who doesnt want a good husband. So coming back
to the point that if you are very religious and
like to give the lord a visit at his home
regularly, then also my dear you are signing up
for some disappointment because abroad these
temples are either not present or are not easily
reachable. Whatever you are going to miss your
own temple. Consider yourself lucky if there is
one around your home.
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The Loud Sounds of Local Market
Life in India is nothing without the loud and
constant honking, the local vegetable cart
selling and negotiating to all sorts of patrons,
the paper boy announcing his existence at every
doorstep, the rowdy children playing on the
street, or the music playing in a nearby temple.
Thats what makes existence lively. A foreign
land can sometimes get so quiet and depressing
for an NRI.
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The True Masti of Indian Festivals
Of course, there are many Indo-American community
events celebrating Diwali, Holi and Rakhi, but
the charm of our festivities can be sensed only
in our nation. Only in our country do you
celebrate holidays with lots of food, family,
friends, neighbors and the community as a whole.
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The Feeling of Belonging
We may have resided in another country for years
now, yet we know deep down inside that we belong
somewhere else. Our existence is defined not only
by the place call our house, but the place we
call our home and that is India.
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