India, Jan. 8 -- A tech professional who lived and worked in the United States for more than a decade has opened up about why he decided to return to India despite a stable career and comfortable salary abroad. Speaking on the Desi Return podcast on YouTube, Ravi said the move was driven more by loneliness, family realities and immigration uncertainty than by professional factors. The biggest trigger, he said, was emotional.

"Before COVID, I had many friends living around the area where I worked. Once COVID hit, many of them got married or moved to other locations. After a while, it started to feel lonely," he said on the Desi Return podcast. He shared that the phase began as temporary, but slowly turned into a constant feeling. "We alwa...