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Articles: My Thoughts | The X = X + 1 Syndrome a nice article By R.K NARAYAN
- Mr. Sreedhar
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When an Indian professional becomes a 'Non-Resident Indian' in the United States , he soon starts suffering from a strange disease. The symptoms are a fixture of restlessness,anxiety, hope and nostalgia. The virus is a deep inner need to get back home. Like Shakespeare said, 'The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.' The medical world has not coined a word for this malady. Strange as it is, it could go by a stranger name, the 'X + 1' syndrome.
To understand this disease better , consider the background. Typically middle class, the would-be migrant's sole ambition through school is to secure admission into one of those heavily subsidised government institutions - the IITs. With the full backing of a doting family and a good deal of effort, he acheives his goal. Looking for fresh worlds to conquer,his sights rest on the new world. Like lemmings to the sea, hordes of IIT graduates descend on the four US consulates to seek the holiest of holy grails - the F-1 (student) stamp on the passport.
After crossing the visa hurdle and tearful farewell, our hero departs for the Mecca of higher learning, promising himself and his family that he will return some day - soon!
The family proudly informs their relatives of each milestone -his G.P.A., his first car (twenty years old), his trip to Niagara Falls (photographs), his first winter (parkas,gloves). The two years roll by and he graduates, at the top of his class. Now begins the great hunt for a company that will not only give him a job but also sponsor him for that 3
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