Name
Shraddha Gupta
City
Boston
Country
USA
Interests
Occupation
Joined TOI Contributor
12th Aug 2014
Biography
An Assistant writer for a B2B fashion magazine by profession back in India, I have recently shifted to the Unites States after marriage. A true traveler by passion while I am still exploring my options in Boston, I have found my comfortable space as a travel blogger at streettrotter.com – compiling my experiences while my soul wanderlusts!
Topics
Travel
Indian society working abroad
Culture & Lifestyle
Articles posted By Shraddha Gupta (TOI Contributor)
It's a very common perception that most NRI professionals living in America come from an IT backgrounds or something similar. But today, breaking this traditional trend, expats from India are diversifying their career choices abroad, opting for rather challenging and competitive professions. This is a one-on-one interview with one such NRI, Lakshmi Egappan, a speech therapist working in Texas, United States.
As one snowstorm in Boston city abated, another storm of enthusiastic sports lovers was waiting to make a cheerful roar of victory.
A few hours to home, I am actually writing this on my plane, sitting restlessly in my passenger seat.
September 30, 2014, Orkut finally comes to a shutdown. As a teenager back in India years ago, I remember my growing up days with Orkut being our very first social media platform, introducing us to the virtual world madness.
There are people who look at fashion as simply a way to look good, and there are others who take it as a medium to express who they really are.
Sometimes, being an NRI can leave you stunned with some very amusing conversations. That being said, I have always believed that every foreign land comes with its own set of facts and myths attached.
"Just married and moved to the United States," says my current life status. I am 26, a true Delhiite and have been a workaholic all my life in a passionate 9 to 5 job until I finally decided to tie the knot.