Stories

At last, the stories I reported in India have started to run. I hope you saw the one this week on call centers. Be sure to check out the photo gallery and the audio. The latter will give you a sampling of the music experienced at all those nightclubs and parties I mentioned! After hanging out with the call center set for countless hours, my plans for New Year's feel quite tame.

Today, the business section ran the story about Fairfax County's office in Bangalore. After returning to the United States, I discovered that the state of Maryland is also about to open one up in two weeks. It seems local governments have realized this globalization thing is here to stay and they need to lure business back to their jurisdictions.

We're hoping the story I promised on Pune runs soon. Several Northern Virginia companies exemplify how the level of work being outsourced has really moved up the corporate food chain.

Finally, look for a story soon about the number of Indian expatriates moving back to their homelands, having a dramatic effect on both workplaces here and there. In many cases, though, families discover an India quite different from that they left -- just as I did on my reporting trip.

Eventually, we hope to do an online chat so I can dissect and discuss some of these issues with all of you. The Web site, of course, will keep you posted. Please keep your feedback and story ideas coming.

By S. Mitra Kalita |  December 30, 2005; 12:38 PM ET  | Category:  Back Home
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