»»Young American Graduates Move to India
Not surprisingly, many Americans who are employed in the IT industry have been coming to India for years; it happens that they have to manage subsidiaries or train Indian workers. However, what happens now with the younger is a different story.
A small but growing number of young Americans, college and business school graduates, are now moving to India to launch businesses, study globalization or for interning in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
Nasscom, India’s National Association of Software and Services Companies, estimates around 800 Americans are working or interning at information technology companies in India, and the number is expected to grow.Americans must face the hassles of daily life in India and generally accept lower salaries to work there, but to be part of this historic economic expansion and the chance to know the Indian culture, is priceless for them. India’s economy has grown at more than 8 percent over the past three years, driven by the rapid expansion of its software, IT and business-process outsourcing industries.
Unlike China, English is widely spoken in India, making its culture and career opportunities more accessible to foreign workers.
Bangalore, metropolis of more than 6 million, it is known as India’s Silicon Valley and is seeing breakneck growth, with an explosion of new office towers, technology parks, condo complexes and shopping malls. (Source)
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