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‘You start from zero’: Indian-origin woman on moving to America
Her posts about life as a dependent spouse in the US sparked debate online over immigration, career sacrifices and the realities of settling abroad.
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Malvika Choudhary - Wed, 27, May 2026
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Sanjeevnie Syngal / Instagram/ Sanjeevnie Syngal
An Indian-origin woman based in California’s Bay Area has sparked discussion online after sharing the emotional, financial and professional challenges she faced after moving to the United States as a dependent spouse nearly a decade ago.
Bay Area resident Sanjeevnie Syngal, an engineer-turned-real-estate agent, detailed her experience in a series of Instagram posts, describing the “trade-offs” behind the promise of career growth and opportunities in the US.
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