Reverse brain drain to India

London: In a clear case of a reverse brain-drain, a growing tide of people from Britain is now heading to India to take advantage of a booming economy. As many as 32,000 Britons of Indian origin have already returned to India to be part of a resurgent economy, The Times has reported here.

"In a reversal of the economic migration of their parents, the younger generation are deserting Britain for new opportunities on the booming subcontinent," the newspaper said citing cases of a few who have gone back to Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and other places and doing well.

According to a recent report by the Institute of Public Policy Research, 2.7 million British nationals left Britain to live abroad between 1966 and 2005.

Around 32,000 are now living in India, with industries across the professional spectrum experiencing an influx of Britons hoping to make their fortune in their parents' homeland. The report said the rapid development of India's hi-tech economy has created particularly attractive opportunities for second and third-generation Anglo-Indians, who are using their knowledge of both cultures to seize the chance to develop their careers, earn comparatively high salaries and enjoy a luxurious standard of living that they could not dream of in Britain.

Bureau Report