A hilarious book about Information Technology
America is a land of immigrants, and Americans are familiar with various ethnic groups like the Irish, Italians, Chinese and Mexicans. However, Americans don't know much about Indians. This is in spite of the fact that India has one billion people, and Outsourcing has been the daily buzzword on CNN's Lou Dobbs show.
This book is a hilarious narrative of a computer programmer from India who comes to America pursuing the American dream, only to find that the dream becomes a nightmare.
Globalization has affected everyone. It has also affected this Indian immigrant. His American job has been outsourced to Bangalore, India, the very city he came from. To Americans hurting from outsourcing, that is poetic justice.
Read this book to gain insight into:
•How enterprising Indians come to America and thrive
•How IT Consulting companies really work
•How outsourcing is making a mockery of corporate careers
•How Bangalore and India have become the new I.T Mecca
Praise for the book
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Outsourced Indian by Shekhar Nagendra was a delight to read! Fast paced and informative, I gained insight into the Asian Indian population that was very helpful. This book enhanced both my understanding and appreciation for this dynamic population with whom I have worked side-by-side for many years.
I recommend this book to anyone pursuing greater awareness of the immigration of this diverse group in recent decades, now well integrated into American business and culture.
One caveat: be prepared to laugh out loud!
Helene M. Bumbalo, MS, Career Consultant
I thoroughly enjoyed your book and learned a lot by
reading it. I was laughing so hard on a flight from Chicago
to Seattle that surrounding passengers were wondering if I
was OK. I have passed it on to colleagues at the University
of Washington to share the insights, humor, and cultural
crossover.
Dave Wells, Director, The Data Warehouse Institute
My wife read it first and I was amused to see her breaking
into laughter every now and then. I read it and loved every
moment of it.
Bakul Desai, President, IIT Bombay Alumni association
I just wanted to say, it was so hilarious and heart warming
to read. You have done an excellent job illustrating all
those crazy experiences every Indian goes through after
coming to America. I think every IT person should read this
book.
Sam Miller, Tech Lead, Capital One
It is absolutely hilarious and enjoyable. I could not control
my laughter for several minutes on end. The couple sitting
next to me in the train gave up giving me funny looks and
started ignoring me laughing all by myself! The chapter
about Atlanta is just delightful. The episode with strippers
was just fabulous!
Rajeswar, Sr. Project Manager, Cognizant Technology
America is a land of immigrants, and Americans are familiar with various ethnic groups like the Irish, Italians, Chinese and Mexicans. However, Americans don't know much about Indians. This is in spite of the fact that India has one billion people, and Outsourcing has been the daily buzzword on CNN's Lou Dobbs show.
This book is a hilarious narrative of a computer programmer from India who comes to America pursuing the American dream, only to find that the dream becomes a nightmare.
Globalization has affected everyone. It has also affected this Indian immigrant. His American job has been outsourced to Bangalore, India, the very city he came from. To Americans hurting from outsourcing, that is poetic justice.
Read this book to gain insight into:
•How enterprising Indians come to America and thrive
•How IT Consulting companies really work
•How outsourcing is making a mockery of corporate careers
•How Bangalore and India have become the new I.T Mecca
Praise for the book
-----------------------
Outsourced Indian by Shekhar Nagendra was a delight to read! Fast paced and informative, I gained insight into the Asian Indian population that was very helpful. This book enhanced both my understanding and appreciation for this dynamic population with whom I have worked side-by-side for many years.
I recommend this book to anyone pursuing greater awareness of the immigration of this diverse group in recent decades, now well integrated into American business and culture.
One caveat: be prepared to laugh out loud!
Helene M. Bumbalo, MS, Career Consultant
I thoroughly enjoyed your book and learned a lot by
reading it. I was laughing so hard on a flight from Chicago
to Seattle that surrounding passengers were wondering if I
was OK. I have passed it on to colleagues at the University
of Washington to share the insights, humor, and cultural
crossover.
Dave Wells, Director, The Data Warehouse Institute
My wife read it first and I was amused to see her breaking
into laughter every now and then. I read it and loved every
moment of it.
Bakul Desai, President, IIT Bombay Alumni association
I just wanted to say, it was so hilarious and heart warming
to read. You have done an excellent job illustrating all
those crazy experiences every Indian goes through after
coming to America. I think every IT person should read this
book.
Sam Miller, Tech Lead, Capital One
It is absolutely hilarious and enjoyable. I could not control
my laughter for several minutes on end. The couple sitting
next to me in the train gave up giving me funny looks and
started ignoring me laughing all by myself! The chapter
about Atlanta is just delightful. The episode with strippers
was just fabulous!
Rajeswar, Sr. Project Manager, Cognizant Technology
