“Not every story of Canada is fictional stories”: Benjaluru is a technician for his return after two years

When Gotham Menon, a professional in Bangaluru, moved to Canada with his wife two years ago, he believed he was taking a step towards a faster professional growth and better quality of life. Instead, he discovered that the reality abroad was far from the dream that immigration consultants often sell.

In an explicit post on LinkedIn, Menon shared his family’s journey – which started with hope, but ended with a courage to return to India.

From promising professions to start again

“We moved to Canada. After two years, we returned,” Menon wrote. Before leaving, he played a role in a pioneering company, while his wife was working for a BIG 4 consulting company. In Canada, they followed more studies, part -time jobs, and soon they built a network of friends who became like family. His wife even got a great position in a main bank.

Outside, it seemed to flourish. But behind the scenes, Menon was driving taxis at night to meet their needs, and the couple lived on the salary. The escalating financial and emotional stress began to influence his wife’s health.

“I felt that I did not give her the life she deserved. I called myself a losing. I did not once,” Menon recalls. Her words – “We don’t lose, we just go back to a step, and perhaps even a step forward” – has become an anchor for him.

The legend of “perfect public relations life”

Menon also highlighted a harsh fact about immigration: PR (PR) is not a guarantee of happiness or stability.

He wrote: “Immigration consultants market them as a guarantee of success. But the reality is a public relations card that does not guarantee mental peace, stable income, or a better lifestyle.”

This perception made the spouses rethink their options. “Staying is not the same as living,” Menon said, explaining why they finally decided to return to India.

Odeh, not a defeat

Initially, I felt just after two years like failure. “Because how many times you hear about people who move to Canada and return in just two years?

But the experience also gave them clarity and flexibility. “The real power is recognition when nothing does. Courage is not only related to leaving, but rather to know when to return,” he said.

Today, while Menon and his wife have a stable job so far, they say they have something more valuable: perspective. “This trip did not break us, it made us more strict, more adaptive and more specific. I carry these lessons forward with confidence that I can die in difficult markets, whether in India or the Gulf or the opportunity that takes me anywhere,”.

Lessons for ambitious immigrants

Menon’s advice to those who think about the move out is frank but sympathetic:

• Go with open eyes and strong mental flexibility.
• Think about moving early in your career when the risks are less.
• Don’t make sure to survive for success.

“Canada was not the imaginary stories that we imagined,” Menon wrote. “But the retreat was a step forward – towards balance, health and a stronger future.”