By Shabana Meyering
Shabana Meyering, Professor of Biology and Chemistry at Northern Virginia Community College, was a 2020 participant in the CAORC-AIIS Faculty Development Seminar to India. She was also born and raised in India. In this essay, she provides her reflections on the changes she observed in Indian society during her first visit to the country in nearly 20 years.
I have two homes—India, the country of my birth, and the U.S., where I now live, work, and raise my family. They are both dear to me. When I was selected to attend the CAORC faculty seminar to India, I looked at the opportunity with a gleam in my eye, as talk of India always does. Despite my familiarity with India, I chose to go there again. Why?