r/Kerala Updates

"Why are you not moving abroad?". How to deal with relatives/friends/neighbors who ask that question? I am a guy in my late twenties who is working in a senior engineering role at a Nasdaq-listed Indian product tech company. We don't have an office in Kerala, so I work mostly remotely from my home in a city in Kerala and make occasional visits to our company office in a metro city in a neighboring state. I don't want to reveal much about my salary/benefits/perks, but I can say it's more than adequate. Given my career trajectory, I might reach the 1 crore salary mark in a few years (this is just a projection, nothing is certain). All of this is OK until I talk to someone who tells me that what I'm doing is wrong and that I shouldn't stay in Kerala and should leave the country immediately. People frequently give me the general reasons behind this in a casual manner. Some argue that Kerala's demographic change (an increase in the number of a specific community) will make the state unsafe, while others argue that the religious nationalism in power at the Centre will be problematic for the state's future, and some others argue that the state's communist regime will continue to make job opportunities worse. Since the above opinions are mostly based on one's own political inclinations, I choose to ignore them, but there are some specific reasons people argue strongly, and below are some of those. 1. Matrimonial prospects \- "you would not get good marriage proposals if you lived in Kerala or India, you need to move abroad. A guy working a part-time job in a western country will have better matrimonial prospects than a surgeon, tech entrepreneur, or bureaucrat living in Kerala" 2. Reservation \- "you belong to the general category so your future children wouldn't get admission in any of the premier intuitions like IITs or government medical colleges since most seats will be reserved (Caste Reservation). But if you move abroad, for example, to the United States, your kids will be able to attend good universities" 3. Respect in society and family \- "NRIs have more respect and honour in society and family than people living in Kerala regardless of job, education, wealth and other factors. A person is considered to be successful only if they move out of the country" Sorry for the long post/rant. "Why are you not moving abroad?". How do you deal with that question? https://redd.it/18y4bix @r_kerala

The sports minister has received an email from the Argentine Football Association confirming its keenness to play in Kerala. He said we need to outline all the details of the proposal, including the financial aspect. https://redd.it/18xc33s @r_kerala

K ഫോണും ആഗോള കുത്തക മുതലാളിത്തത്തിൻ്റെ തകർച്ചയും https://redd.it/18x8x3a @r_kerala

Let’s go my fellow devs. https://redd.it/18wuvm2 @r_kerala

Retirement Planning For Dad My Dad is going to retire from govt service as an Executive Engineer this year. Been in service since last 35 years. He is a honest officer in service and a man of values and integrity. Can someone suggest what he can do after retirement to keep him engaged? When i asked him to see if consulting for private construction projects is feasible he says "people will use it as a free service only, if he charge a fee they may say he is greedy" so he is not interested in that. He is a civil engineering diploma holder and has great knack for solving quantitative/mathematical aptitude questions. He taught me Engineering Graphics and Engineering mechanics while i was in my B Tech fist year https://redd.it/18wsomb @r_kerala

Let’s take a moment to appreciate how effective & advanced the public healthcare system is in Kerala, despite the political drama. https://redd.it/18wsrsh @r_kerala

Cochin carnival was bad this year? I heard carnival was bad and didn't meet expectations etc.. what are your thoughts? https://redd.it/18wptmc @r_kerala

Who this bro Biju, what's he poppin' https://redd.it/18wm661 @r_kerala

കോടികളുടെ കുടിശ്ശിക; എ.ഐ. ക്യാമറ പ്രവർത്തനം നിലയ്ക്കുന്നു, നിയമം തെറ്റിച്ചാൽ നോട്ടീസില്ല https://www.mathrubhumi.com/auto/news/a-i-camera-stops-working-and-there-is-no-notice-if-you-violate-the-traffic-rule-mvd-kerala-1.9205077 https://redd.it/18wkb3b @r_kerala

Jesus and Krishna together on a bike. Wholesome moment from Kochi Carnival. https://redd.it/18wobyu @r_kerala