A little less than two decades in the U.S did not mean that Abhijit Abhayankar, senior Development Manager of chip interface solution company Rambus had to put on a false facade. Yes no false delusions of contentment of living the American dream. He yearned to return to India. And return he did in circa 2005 in spite of having dwelled in the Silicon Valley for twelve long years.

The return was made for filial compulsions and professional enhancement with Rambus opening up a design center in India. The primary motive to shift quickly was to not to let, late shifting, to interfere with his children’s adjustment to the educational system in India. The earlier the adjustment, the more smooth was the transition with less heartburn, as his kids are very young at present. His eldest child is a girl aged six and the younger is one year old. “My six year old daughter goes to Green Wood High on Sarjapur-Hosur Road, Bangalore and her class of 23 consists majorly of Indian returnees from the U.S. Hence it was no surprise that she was adjusted by the second day at school!” joyfully voices Abhayankar. He feels that the right time for professionals with kids to move back to India would be around October – November when the schools and colleges give out admission forms and not March – April though it is the beginning of the action phase of admissions at Indian schools and colleges.

This is because the duly filled in forms have to be submitted by November of the present year for the academic year beginning in June of the next year! Many Indian returned kids have lost out on valuable months due to such oversight by their parents. This is primarily because of lack of information about India’s red tape among the Indian immigrants who do not anticipate such delays.

Ravi Annaswamy, Senior Technical Manager at Trilogy (India) moved for similar reasons but he had a clear plan. He planned to move back to India after working for five years in the US. “I in fact moved exactly after five years in the U.S, sticking to my original plan,” says Annaswamy. While others planned and waited for their opportunity, Pradeep Bhaskaran and Shahnawaz Kadavil of Supportsoft, created one. They proposed a Global Services business plan for Supportsoft India and went on to implement it in Bangalore.

“I had stayed away from home for too long for almost 6 years, and it was time for me to settle down as well,” adds Bhaskaran, Product Development Manager at Supportsoft. “Since I was single, it was an individual choice and the move was easier,” he adds. Aravind Krishnaswamy, Global Services Manager who moved to India two years ago to work for Supportsoft says, “Now is the time! Being single gives you a lot of leverage in terms of moving back, decisions can be made faster and easier.”