Summary:
Mr Sankar Spent close to 30 years abroad (27 years in Middle east and 3 years in Singapore) before deciding to move back to India in 2020 to a village. He has been living in India for 4 years and has been helping his local community in several ways. He has visited 120 countries so far and It’s inspiring to hear his contributions locally and as an individual what one can do to change society. He moved to India on a temporary retirement and is really enjoying the time in India. He shares a lot of insights during the discussion. Must watch.
- 2:50 Background
- 4:25 Life in UAE
- 7:03 Why move back to India – 3 reasons
- 11:04 Place to settle in India
- 13:40 What’s holding to make decision
- 17:31 Life in India
- 23:24 Adjustment in Village vs Metro In India
- 30:21 Info about retirement community
- 42:15 social service to community -What worked and what didn’t work
- 46:24 Community Farm land
- 51:15 Other services – Tailoring, Tuition, Painting, Eco friendly houses and others
- 1:04:42 Some learnings from community service and other
- 1:07:58 What are the next steps?
- 1:09:18 How are kids adapting and words from spouse?
- 1:17:15 Advice for future aspirants
