Life expectancy has increased significantly in this century. Forty is the new 20, and mid-life crises now occur in one's 50's, rather than 30's. In a world where people live well into their 80's and beyond, people expect you to be around -- almost forever.Amidst such expectations, imagine a 37-year old putting his 6-year old daughter to bed at night and then himself go to sleep only to never wake up again.
In the US, Indians (India- and US-born) constitute just over one percent of the population. However, Indians own and operate more than 50% of the hotels, motels, and Subway and 7-Eleven franchises. To provide a perspective, the hotel industry room revenue alone in 2014 was over $142 Billion dollars.
Rajiv Satyal is a Los Angeles-based
comedian/host. Satyal is also the host of
The Indsutry Show. His TV-clean act has
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