Indian Man Finds Singapore ‘Too Perfect’, Wants To Relocate To Bengaluru

Aakash Dharmadhikari, the co-founder of AI platform Realfast, is planning to leave Singapore and return to Bengaluru. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he shared the surprising reason behind this unexpected move. He highlighted that he wants to expose his daughter to “uncertainties of life” which he believes are lacking in Singapore’s “too perfect” surroundings.

“Partly we are shifting to Bangalore to get my daughter used to the uncertainties of life. Singapore is just way too perfect, and we thought it’s making her soft. Unfortunately we also had forgotten what the Indian chaos feels like.. turns out we have also become soft,” he wrote on X.

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However, Aakash revealed that his decision to shift back to his homeland wasn’t just about his daughter. He added that a big part of it was his longing for the conversations he had with former colleagues in Bengaluru.

“To be clear – this wasn’t the primary reason for us though, I was missing the eccentric and passionate conversations I routinely have in Bangalore. I wanted to work with people I worked with here the past decade, I was missing that in Singapore,” he wrote.

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Aakash’s post garnered significant attention online, clocking over 1.5 lakh views. The comment section was buzzing with varied responses from the social media users.

One user commented, “Sounds like a well-intentioned quote straight out of Calvin and Hobbes, ‘Calvin, you’ll build character when we go camping!”

Another chimed in, “Life in Bangalore is way tougher than other cities of India. It’s particularly tough due to reduced mobility due to high traffic.”

A commenter sharing their experience wrote, “Moved back from the US in 1996 and loved it! It isn’t about the place or your daughter, it’s about where your heart feels at home because that’s what you offer to your daughter … pray that you find yourself here.”

One sceptic questioned, “Why would you intentionally make life more difficult for your own child and devoid them of having a superior life and comfortable upbringing?”

While another speculated, “Difficult to believe. Did you have a set back in SG that you were forced to move back or something?”

Amidst the speculations, someone praising Aakash wrote, “Sounds like you’re doing well as a parent! Our job as parents is to build resilient kids! Kudos for joining the less-trodden path.”