Top 10 reasons to study in India



This time I will give you the top 10 reasons to do your studies in India. This will be solely based on my own experience. Here they are:

1.      Cultural shock



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Everyone who came here at least once in India will tell you that. The day that you arrive in India, and particularly in big cities such as Mumbai or Delhi, it is a cultural shock by itself you don’t know what to think; it’s like they are showing you multiple facets in once. The day that I arrived here the flight landed in Mumbai then from Mumbai I had to travel to Pune on the same day. The company brought me here sent someone to pick me up at the airport with a cab, and then we had to do 3-4 hours of route just to reach Pune. Believe me, it’s a thing that I can’t describe it was like seeing multiple different things in once. India is loud, crowded, sometimes dirty in some area, and beautiful also at the same time. I was going through weird emotions in one go.

2.      The possibility to meet different culture
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In Pune, like in Delhi, you will encounter with people from different countries and culture. It is something that we don’t have that much in my country but here I was able to meet so much people from different countries and hearing about what their culture is amazing.

3.      Teaching experience

I love the teaching experience that I had in India; it was interactive, entertaining and educative also. Through projects and assignment I was able to learn new things by myself and defend it in the class, for a guy as shy as me it is a progress by itself.  But the teaching depends on the universities, my experience happened to be great.


4.      Learn how to bargain

In India, one thing that you will learn without expectation is the bargaining; here we have to bargain when we have to take an auto who doesn’t want to use the meter or bicycle rickshaw, or buying something on the street or some shops in the market. I learnt the bargaining process here only and believe me it is exhausting at times especially when you are tired or not in the mood. Although I have to admit sometimes when you are not in the mood it doesn't help.

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5.      The food

As a foodie, I love the food in Delhi despite the difficulties to find the traditional food from my country which can sometimes be really expensive or unavailable. But that doesn't stop me to try tasting different dishes everyday, from Indian food (Gulab Jamun and Afghani chicken are among my favorites) to European food or Chinese food and so forth. This is one of the reasons that I love Delhi; you can even get food at 4 am in the morning if you know the good contacts and if you live near the grocery shop 24/7 which is open everyday at any time, even at 5 am. This is something that we don’t have in Congo. But be careful, or else, it will be quite pricey for you.
6.      The opportunities to learn a little bit more about the Indian history and culture

Here I have the opportunity to learn a little bit about the Indian history and culture; I was just able to understand a small grasp of it. It is quite fascinating itself, instructive on the same time and if you are really open mind you will discover that we are not that much different itself. Please note that the Indian history itself is very complex and not easy to grasp, but as I said if you keep yourself open minded it worth it. 

7.      The faculty are interactive and insightful

Here I was able to study in a university were the sessions were interactive. The faculties were able to share their insights and ask for students’ opinions also it was overall good.  And I discovered also that some faculties are more open minded than the ones in my country.

8.      The opportunity to visit the Taj Mahal
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That’s it is another story that I will share soon.

9.      The festivals


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Here Hindu festivals are amazing, especially Diwali and Holi. During Holi, prepare yourself to be wet when you will go out, if you are planning to participate to the festival, wear something that you will not use a lot, I usually wear clothes that I know it won't be a big deal when I will be tainted with different colors.

10.  The opportunity to find out who you really are



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Studying abroad does things to you, and things that I have learnt here, the ordeals that I went through every day, I believe made me a different person that I prefer compared to who I was in Congo. Here I was able to overcome issues that I had to deal with and found out who I really am; reinforce my views on the world’s politics, society and people itself. For that, I owe it to India, I don’t know what my life would have been if I had made a different choice, and I can’t imagine that would be too weird but I definitely proud of who I am now.



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