Temptation

From the time I set foot in India, I have been tempted to record my experiences. The title of 'Diary of a returning NRI' sounded interesting and appealing.

I'm resisting the urge.

Writing being the cathartic instrument that it is, might trap me into complaining about events, people and places that assault the senses. And it'll be too easy to lose the big picture.

Writing being the selective exercise that it is, amplifies the extremes. Add that to my resident cynicism and what you get is an exaggerated version of the negatives.

Too often, we start believing what we write, not writing what we believe.

As far as India is concerned, I want to hold on to my belief about its future and my passion for its present. The Diary of a returning NRI will be written by someone else or it'll come in version 2 - with the benefit of retrospect.