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		<title>Desi fundas 101: Education a fundamental driver of Indian success abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the high discipline in education, the Indian diaspora is one of the most successful communities abroad. You can walk into any hospital to find a large percentage of doctors of Indian origin. Major corporations like Microsoft and Google have a large chunk of Indian Engineers on their payroll.]]></description>
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		<title>Hinglish of India &#8211; Indian idioms and phrases</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hinglish: Indian English lost in translation abroad - Idioms and phrases from India!
Many English words, Idioms and phrases have different meaning in India or are used only in India. When used abroad, they don't feel right or mean something different...]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Color-blind&#8217; kool kids of today!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fading racial bias and prejudice among the new generation abroad....
The racial separations seem to diminish among the new generation. The biases - conscious or unconscious – seem to fade with next generation, a welcome change of time.
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		<title>Thanksgiving &#8211; More than Family, Food and a Prayer!</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving-to-you-and-beyond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[America is celebrating Thanksgiving Day  - a time to thank God, family and friends....
Cooking a 20 pounds plus turkey is an adventure in itself.....
The 'turkey tip line' is one of the businesses they cannot outsource to India or China, at least not yet! :)...]]></description>
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		<title>How to improve your communication skills</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/11/how-to-improve-your-communication-skills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Communications – the ability to share and exchange ideas and thoughts - consist of a wide range of skills. For example, you cannot be a good communicator just by being a better speaker, or just by being a good listener. 

Here are some of the main areas to improve your communications skills: ]]></description>
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		<title>What you say? – Importance of Communication skills</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/11/what-you-say-%e2%80%93-importance-of-communication-skills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your ability to communicate defines you as a person. You can be the most knowledgeable person around, but if you cannot share your ideas – if you cannot communicate – your knowledge many not mean much.
Our ability to effectively communicate with other is very important in adjusting to a new place, or a new culture. ...]]></description>
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		<title>12 Self-help tips on improving desi English language</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[English language and English grammar is a bit tricky for those who are not used to it, for those with English as a second language. The basic mistakes we make are when we ‘think’ in our mother-tongue, and then translate in our head (Many of us say ‘translate in my mind :) ), and then speak in ‘translated’ English. ]]></description>
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		<title>Karma and Rebirth &#8211; The logical choice</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/11/karma-and-rebirth-the-logical-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many of us wish that we could have a do-over? And that is exactly what God let’s us do with the Gift of Life!
Karma &#038; Rebirth is the only logical choice -no more Hell, thank God! This can be proven by the following examples:..
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		<title>Spiritual but not religious</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/10/spiritual-but-not-religious/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is trend amongst modern generations to find ways to be spiritual without being religious. According to a Beliefnet poll in USA, about 24% of the population identifies itself as ‘Spiritual but not religious.’
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		<title>How to change a perception</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/10/how-to-change-a-perception/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perception is how we see things in our ‘mind’s eye’. The most effective way to change a perception is to prove it wrong consistently. Show everybody that what they believe is very different from the reality. Here are a few common approaches for changing a perception:...]]></description>
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		<title>The problem with Positive Thinking!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should you be positive and happy all the time?... You cannot stay positive all the time. We are bound to go through highs and lows of life. So is the nature of the world; so is the life.
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		<title>Life after Diwali</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/10/life-after-diwali/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to handle the after-Diwali blues! How can you boost your spirits again? What can we do to minimize the feelings of Diwali nostalgia?..there are a few adjustments we can make in our thinking and attitude to help deal with all this. ]]></description>
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		<title>How to overcome the Culture Shock abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adaption is not a quick or overnight thing; getting used to the new place can take a long time. However, here are 10 tips on how to overcome or minimize the culture shock abroad:
1. Accept the change:...]]></description>
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		<title>15 tips on how to make a lasting first impression</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first impression is what others perceive or think of you when you first come across or meet. The first impression is part of human nature. As soon as you walk into a room or into a situation, the first impression takes shape.
So, what can you do to leave good and lasting first impression? Here are a few tips:]]></description>
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		<title>Fight Procrastination Day &#8211; Do Something!</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/09/fight-procrastination-day-do-something/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, today I cannot procrastinate. There is no way, not today.
Every First Wednesday of September is ‘celebrated’ as Fight Procrastination Day. Today is the best day to get my acts together and start working or the projects or things I have been postponing for ever, today is the day to find ways to stop procrastination. I am already feeling good about myself.
There are many things I have been lazy about. I guess the best approach would be to make a list of all those tasks and attack them one by one without any further excuses.
First of all, cannot they come up with a smaller word? It takes for ever to type it…no wonder I am lazy about…you know this long word.
Anyhow, without any delay, let me put together a list of things-to-do that have been sitting on the side for too long:
Exercise: I am always lazy about going to gym. I need to find a way to break this bad habit. But, I have been under the weather a little since yesterday.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips on English pronunciation and accent improvement!</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/08/10-tips-english-pronunciation-accent-improvement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post focuses on the specific difficulties that people from India encounter when speaking English, or during pronunciations of certain parts of English speech. Based on common observations, here are some of the main problem areas, along with the tips to improve them:
1. The pronunciation of 'Rs', 'Ts', 'Ds' is not clear or hard to understand/distinguish:....
2. 'Vs' and 'Ws' sound:....
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		<title>Education levels for the fastest growing jobs!</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/07/education-level-for-the-fastest-growing-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of US Depart of Labor. It lists the fastest growing jobs and occupations by the level of education and on the job training.
Some of the highlights worth noticing are:
- The level of Education matters.
- 12 of the 20 fastest growing occupations require an associate degree or higher education.]]></description>
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		<title>How to break a bad habit!</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/07/how-to-break-a-bad-habit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To break a habit or to minimize an addictive behavior is not easy. It is not something we can do overnight. Here are the key considerations to break a habit:..]]></description>
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		<title>Stretch your goals&#8230;land somewhere!</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/07/stretch-your-goals-land-somewhere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some goals which we don't set often enough. 
Help clean-up the neighborhood... Discover a cure for racism
Set some goals that fulfil you, that make you content and happy. Find yourself a star worth landing on.
Stretch your goals a little...land somewhere.
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		<title>Job search Tips: How to look for a Job effectively!</title>
		<link>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/07/job-search-tips-to-find-a-job/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theindiansabroad.com/2009/07/job-search-tips-to-find-a-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good jobs in any field are hard to find.  Based on many sources and including a report 'Tomorrow’s jobs’  from the Bureau of Labor Statistics division of the U.S. Department of Labor, here are the key resources for job search:
Personal contacts:....
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