Aditi Sen It is somewhat unfortunate that this lady couldn’t establish her social circle in Calcutta and had to come back to Boston. It is somewhat selfish to expect that one will go back to India and expect everyone else to adopt to their norms instead of the other way round. I wonder what age bracket she belongs to Mr. Amitava Sen doesn’t allude to that in the article. But I have several friends who have made the transition very well and are actually glad that they went back home. They have a much fuller life with all the good things that Indian affluent societies have to offer. They travel lot more than us they party lot more than us they work lot less than us. I have to mention that we all grew up in Calcutta and are in their mid 40’s and are professionals. They are all involved in multiple social causes. It is not the contrast between ‘new world’ and ‘familiar world’ it is about ‘creating my world’. Somewhere that got lost with Ms. Boston.