Contrary to the popular belief that children from India leave their parents helpless in their pursuit of ambition and success abroad; an Indian techie not only flew his parents out to the US but also took them to his office where his ‘American Dream’ career is taking shape. It was a transcendent moment for the parents who could not hold back tears for being proud of their son and happy for his success. The US-based Indian techie’s sister shared the heartwarming story that resonated with Indian Diaspora on social media and went viral.
The Indian techie works at Nvidia’s headquarters in California. It is his parents’ first trip to the United States from India. Since they arrived in California a few weeks ago (in May), they have been on a multi-city tour across the US starting from Mount Madonna with a hilltop Hanuman temple in Santa Clara County. Naturally, their excitement and joy doubled during a visit to their son’s workplace, the Nvidia office in Santa Clara. “Big smiles on their faces,” their daughter who lives in Amsterdam said in a tweet.
The parents who taught their children to dream big and blessed them to make it big in life were overwhelmed to see the spaceship-like buildings spanning more than 1 million square feet – close to the total area of the Taj Mahal complex in India. At Nvidia’s headquarters, world-class meeting rooms, fully-equipped canteen, flamboyant entertainment areas, sprawling workspace, top-notch gym and other state-of-the-art facilities left them in awe of the promising career and the bright future that they had imagined for their son (and the daughter).
For them, it was not just a simple office tour at one of the trillion-dollar American MNCs. Rather, a walk down memory lane – the days of their hard work, their sacrifices, their joy over simple things, their investments (of energy, time, and effort). All these have resulted in good things for their children. This very thought gave them absolute peace of mind and a profound sense of fulfilment that most Indian professionals working abroad and their parents can relate to.
The daughter’s social media post on her parents’ visit to her brother’s Nvidia office in California has gone viral melting hearts and evoking positive emotions in the global Indian community. One Indian from London commented, “I did the same with my parents 2 years ago in London. Great refresher!” It resonated with Indian immigrants in the US, one of them wrote, “Great deed! My parents are visiting me next month. I will surely take them to my office.”
This is part of our continued series of inspiring stories of Indians in America, at Travel Beats, your favorite community portal for Diaspora news, US-India travel updates, airport guides, transit visa queries, etc. Travel Beats is a subsidiary of Indian Eagle, the most trusted travel-booking partner for Indians and Americans.
