A man from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, recently returned to India after living in Ireland for over three years. He works as the Manager of AI and Innovation Strategy at Coursera. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he shared the struggles he has faced since moving back, saying life in India has brought challenges he never had to think about abroad.

He pointed out several problems he is dealing with in his hometown, with the biggest ones being frequent power cuts, worsening air quality, and chaotic traffic.

Power Outages Make Life Hard

“Moving back to India has brought so many issues in my life that I never had to worry about in Ireland," he wrote. He explained that power cuts are a major problem.

“I am in Kanpur, and on an average, there’s a power cut for 4-5 hours every day. We don’t have e

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