preeti shenoy one of the most appreciated female authors of india who has also made it to the forbes india celebrity long list and her husband satish shenoy who served in norwich uk as head of audit for uk general insurance from early 2009 to end of 2011 share their views about living in a foreign land and coming back to their roots in indiawhat did you miss about india preeti there are no temples in norwich so this was the first and foremost thing i missed about india i went to churches panipuri is another thing i will tell you an interesting experience whenever i saw vegetables like ginger and green chillies kept in the exotic section in malls i missed india badly after all these vegetables are available in every nook and corner in our nation and seeing them in exotic section tickled my funny bone satish i would say i missed the enthusiasm and vivaciousness of india yes it is cent percent true that our streets are crowded and even dirty but there is life to everything in india the weather too was lousy in norwichit is often believed in orthodox corners of india that the values and morals we preach in this part of the world are completely an alien concept for citizens of western nations a case in point is the difference in our perception and beliefs regarding the institution of marriage will it be right to say we are more cultured ethical and maintain a dignified character preeti it will be wrong to say that we hold a moral high ground as compared to the people from the west if we feel our values concept of monogamy long lasting marriages are proofs of higher morals what do we say about corruption corruption too is an indicator of depleting values in west a marriage lasts till the time both partners are happy they dont compromise their individuality their space their happiness for a marriage it is not a big deal there to walk out of a marriage quite unlike india where we are bounded by social conditioning and what the society thinks about us even for a male its not easy in india to come out of a marriage satish this reminds me of a thing that might give an indian an awkward smile when we were filling forms for admission of our kids in school we were surprised as we were asked to write the name of the father in one box and the name of the biological father in another box if both were different it means its not an alien concept for their children to have different fathers at different point of time but linking this to character is wrong in india many a times failed marriages lead to extramarital affairs its just that we are shy to call a marriage unsuccessful all this staying in a troubled marriage drama has no meaning if one is unhappywas it a welcome change for