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“Those of us at Malliga Homes with children in America rank higher than those with children in Dubai or Qatar. Somewhere in between fall those with children working in Singapore, Australia, England, Germany, and the rest of Western Europe. Africa falls below the Middle East, both because of what people imagine it is like there, and because it is so hard to get to. What our children do, how much money they make,”-
— Jan 10, 2026 07:50PM
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“In old age, status is tied to health, what you can do with your body and what you can’t. Or sometimes, what you say you can do.”
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Sindya Bhanoo
— Jan 10, 2026 07:55PM
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“Like me, nearly every resident of Malliga Homes has lost sons and daughters to Foreign. That is the reason we live in a retirement-community-cum-old-age-home, rather than with our families. My Kamala left India twenty-five years ago. She is deputy managing director of a company called Synchros Systems, in the Atlanta area.”
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Sindya Bhanoo
— Jan 10, 2026 07:48PM
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whether our grandchildren are bright or mediocre—all of this matters. It is a tragedy to have a brilliant child and a dunce of a grandchild.”
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