All week long, we’re celebrating Joy of Giving week. Indians have been singled out for being pretty damn stingy with their time and money. In July, Mint carried an exegesis on “Why Indians don’t give back to society.” This is a counter-movement.

Meet the Author: Janhavi Achrekar, who has just published her first collection of short stories. In this interview she talks about the struggle to get published, how the scenario has changed for Indian authors, her other projects and about the book, “Window Seat.”

In this episode of NRI’s=New+Returned Indians, we’re talking to Rita Soni who moved from the U.S. three years ago to Mumbai. What works for her? What doesn’t? What does she miss and what advice does she have? Listen to find out.