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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 04:54:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is normal for Indians?</p><blockquote>Celebrating Festivals</blockquote><blockquote>Going to Temples</blockquote><blockquote>Family Togetherness</blockquote><blockquote>Relatives</blockquote><blockquote>Love of Elders</blockquote><blockquote>Friend Circle</blockquote><blockquote>People around all the time</blockquote><blockquote>Visitors at home</blockquote><blockquote>Functions to attend</blockquote><blockquote>Getting Married</blockquote><blockquote>Having Kids</blockquote><blockquote>Moms hand home made Food</blockquote><blockquote>The care when you are sick</blockquote><blockquote>Going out in Indian Restaurant’s or Dhabaas or Street food</blockquote><p>And many more things…</p><p>And us, the Indian’s Abroad?</p><p>Except Money that we earn and a financial support for our family, nothing is normal in our life as an Indian. Yeah, there are new addition added for sure. And if you are lucky you will have someone who loves you and your journey becomes easy…but life still misses these normal things that we have been born and brought up with…!</p><p>And people think Indians abroad have everything a person can dream of? Don’t start questioning our dreams in first place. Everyone will have a different story to tell, everyone will have a different reason for the choices they made…some will not even have a choice…! Do not judge because truth can be bitter. Life is not easy and we do whats best for that moment…doesn’t mean we are less Indians.</p><p>What a world we are living in, the crowd in India doesn’t know what’s normal for them isn’t normal for everyone.</p><p>Treasure what you have because there are people sitting miles away from their family, their identity, their existence, some with no choice to return… are just dreaming of a normal life that you have…</p><p>The Indian’s Abroad…!</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=81a47be4fd57" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 10:53:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/849/1*IRqM5EV_yVoqMMaHC0XjqQ.jpeg" /><figcaption>Dedicated to the Love of my Life…</figcaption></figure><p>You chose me when I was nothing</p><p>You stood like a rock by me in my bad</p><p>You gave me patience and time</p><p>You believed in me with what I can achieve</p><p>You waited to be chosen by my family</p><p>You chose me again in the storm</p><p>Your ocean blue eyes gave me a reason to believe</p><p>That you will always be with me no matter what</p><p>Today I choose you:</p><p>As the love of my life</p><p>As the patience of my time</p><p>As the encouragement of my dreams</p><p>As the lover of my food and dance</p><p>As my priority over others</p><p>As my soulmate and</p><p>Above all as the center of my Universe…</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=265e25421af4" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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