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The recent surge of outsourcing has been the source of many a cover stories in any publication worth its name. Below is just an example from BusinessWeek. What a difference just a few years make. Just until few years ago, NRIs were referred to as Never Returning Indians. Now they are better known as Now Remorseful Indians . Here is my tribute to the outsourcing with apologies to Hasrat Jaipuri.

Rahul Upadhyaya Outsourcing jaane kahaaN gaye vo din karate the kaam kaaj hum rahate the puree shaan se chaahe koi nawaab ho chaahe koi janaab ho rahate hain pareshaan se jaane kahaaN gaye ... mere kadam jahaaN paD_e hazaaro.n vahee LAYOFF hue ek ke baad ek mere saare iraade FLOP hue jaane kahaaN gaye ... sabakee nazar me.n aajakal INDIA hee kaa khwaab hai chaahe koi sawaal ho INDIA hee jawaab hai jaane KahaaN gaye ... (August 26, 2003)