Alex :
Hi John, you didn't come yesterday to office?
John : Yeah,
I was in Indian Embassy for stamping.
Alex: Oh really,
what happened, I heard that nowadays it has become very strict.
John : Yeah, but
I managed to get it.
Alex : How long
it took to get it stamped?
John : Oh, it was
nasty man, long queue. Bill Gates was standing in front of me and they
played with
him like anything. Thats why it got delayed. I went there at 2 am itself
and waited and returned by 4 pm.
Alex : Really? In
India, it is a matter of an hour to get stamped for USA
John : Yeah, but
that is because who in India will be interested in coming to USA man, their
economy has
been booming.
Alex : So, when
are you leaving?
John : Anytime,
after receiving my tickets from the client in India and you know, I will
be getting a
chance to fly Air-India. Sort of dream come true.
Alex : How long
are you going to stay in India.
John : What do you
mean by how long. I will be settled in India, my company has promised me
that they
will process my Hara Patta.
Alex : Really, lucky
person man, it is very difficult to get a Hara Patta in India.
John : Yeah, thats
why, I am planning to marry an Indian girl there.
Alex : But you can
find lots of US girls in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai.
John : But, I prefer
Indian girls because they are beautiful and cultured.
Alex : Where did
you get the offer, Hyderabad?
John : Yeah, salary
is good there, but cost of living is quite high, it is Rs. 1000/- for a
single room
accommodation.
Alex : I see, that's
too much for US people, Rs.1/- = $ 100/-. Oh God! What about in Chennai,
Mumbai?
John : No idea,
but it is less than what we have in Hyderabad. It is like the world headquarters
of Software.
Alex : I heard,
almost all the Indians are having one personal Robot for help.
John : You can get
a BMW car for Rs. 5000/-, and a personal Robot for less than Rs. 7500/-.
But my
dream is to purchase Ambassador, which costs Rs.200000/- but has got a
sexy design.
Alex : By the way,
who is you are client?
John : Reddy and
Naidu Associates, a pure Indiancompany, specializing in Embedded Software.
Alex : Oh, really,
lucky to work in a pure Indian company. They are really intelligent and
unlikeAmerican
Bodyshoppers who have opened their Fly-by-night outfits in India. Indian
companies pay you in full even when you are on bench. My friend Paul
Allen, it seems, used his bench time to visit Bihar,the most livable place
in India, probably world. There you have full freedom and no restrictions.
You can do whatever you want! I wonder how that state has perfected that
system.
John : Yeah man,
you are right. I hope our America also follows their footsteps.
Alex : How are you
going to cope with their language?
John : Why not?
From my school days I have been learning Hindi as my first language here
at New York.
At the Consulate they tested my proficiency in Hindi and were quite
impressed by my cent percent score
in TOHIL i.e.Test of Hindi as International Language.
Alex : So, you are
going to have fun there.
John : Yeah, I will
be travelling in the world's fastest train, world's largest theme park,
and the famous Bollywood where you can see actors like,Hrithik, and all.
Esselworld is also near toBollywood.
Alex : You know,
the PM is scheduled to visit US next year, he may then relax the number
of visas.
John : That's true.
Last month, Narayanamurthy visited White House and donated Rs. 2000/- for
infrastructure
development at Silicon Valley and has promised more if we follow the model
of High-Tech City of
Hyderabad.Bill Gates also got a chance of meeting him.Very lucky person.
Alex : But, Indian
government is planning to split Narayanamurthy's Infosys.
John : He is a hard
worker man, he can build any number of Infosys like this. Every minute
he is getting Rs. 1000/-. It seems, if you keep all his money converted
as Rs. 100/- notes you can reach Pluto.
Alex : OK, Good
Luck John.
John : Same to you
Alex. And don't go to Consulate in a Kurta Pyjama because they will think
you are too Indianised
and may doubt you will ever come back and hence your Non-Immigrant Visa
may get rejected. But don't forget to say "Namaste,
aap kaise hai" to theVisa officer at Window 5. It seems he likes that and
will not give you a visa if you don't greet him that way.