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Last week, a subscriber wrote: “I can DoorDash Tesla shares at 2 a.m. from my couch in New Jersey. But to buy HDFC Bank in India, my dad had to courier me a blue ink signature. How is this real life?” If you have ever googled “how can nri buy Indian stocks from the US” … Read more
Documents were spread across four folders, only one of which contained a tax document, as a roommate watched the clock.
Your WhatsApp family group has two asset classes: Uncle, and Uncle’s property. He bought three flats in Pune in 2008. Everyone remembers the price of pav bhaji back then and the chaos of Lehman, but Uncle remembers one thing: “Beta, my Pune flats are up 4x.” On the other side of the chat is you, … Read more
1. The NRI hook: When your “tax free” ELSS meets the IRS Picture this. You are at a Diwali party in New Jersey. One uncle is boasting about his “tax saving” ELSS in India. Another is bragging about US index funds. You, the good NRI, say, “I also bought a few Indian mutual funds. Home … Read more
A mango vendor in Khandeshi Hindi just beat most Bollywood trailers. The video is called “Choti Aam Wali.” It is a comedy skit about a vendor selling mangoes, performed in Khandeshi, a regional language most Indians outside Maharashtra have never heard spoken. It pulled 3.2 million views, running at 8.6 times its channel’s average. No … Read more
Guddu’s father is getting married, and the whole internet has opinions about the bill. The latest episode of Jagriti Pahwa’s comedy series, “Ep14: Are You Excited for Guddu’s Dad Marriage?”, crossed 5.2 million views within a day of landing on YouTube. It is a second marriage, played entirely for laughs, and the family in the … Read more
The two-hour review was held at the dining table while the mother reorganized the kitchen around it.
A plan approved in ten minutes is now in its third week, with a poll, a spreadsheet, and an aunt who joined by mistake.
Fourteen alerts, six missed weeks, one unsent Diwali transfer, and a mother who does not accept exchange rates as an excuse.
My dad wires money. I Venmo my roommate. My dad still dresses up to go to the bank. Shirt tucked in, folder of documents, a pen that never works when it is time to sign. For him, sending money to India is a monthly ceremony. For me, splitting rent is three taps on Venmo while … Read more