These days, it has become common for young people in smaller cities, like Ranchi, to leave home for work. We have great schools and colleges in these towns, so students get a solid education and dream big. But as soon as they finish their studies, they almost always head to the big metros. It feels like these cities are just training grounds where people come to learn and then move away the moment they are ready to start their careers.
If you walk through some of the older neighborhoods, you can really see the impact of this. Colonies that used to be full of life-where kids played outside and neighbors talked every evening-now look lonely and quiet. Many houses are just locked up and empty. Sometimes parents stay behind for a while, but eventually, many of them end up moving to the big cities too just to be near their kids. It is sad to see these streets so empty and the houses gathering dust.
This won't change unless someone brings new jobs and investments back to these smaller cities. We are mostly taught to look for a stable job in a big company, which usually means moving away, but we need more entrepreneurs to build things right where we grew up. It is a tough thought because, at the end of the day, who doesn't miss the simple times? Deep down, we all want to go back to that favorite corner, sitting with our oldest friends just like in college, sharing tea and samosas, and feeling like we never left home.
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