Verghese Mathews is the seventh Malayalee expat story in the Global Citizen series from Deccan Chronicle. He shares his experience as a student in the UK. Originally from the Deccan Chronicle, Kochi, June 21, 2011.

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which he found very
different from the
Indian one. He had
not much of an option asit is
sive. Luckily, tondon has
Indian restaurants(even
ones),which serveexcellent
But he continuesto miss the
parath4 which he usedto
fondly back home.
Although Verghesenever
inshnces of discrimination,
heardquite a few storie,s
friends in this regard.Yet,
says,can learn a lot &om a
l.ondon.
"[-ondon is a cosmopolitan
which catersto numerous
very
'"fburism is a
world."
Vergheseis not sokeen in taking
part in Malayali gatheringsandhas
not kept himself updatedof the activi-
tiesof l-ondonMalayali associations.
Living awayfrom his family in
Kochi, the law studentis counting the
daysto finish his Mastersandretum.
Pertaps he will go to the UK again
rechargedafter somequality time
with family.
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l,ondon wasthe style of
las6hing andeducation,
landedin l,ondon
nearly a year agoto
punue his Masters
in tntellectual
Propertylaw
from the Queen
Mary University
of [,ondon.
"It is more research-
basedhere,"saysthe law
studentwho hails from
Kochi- Ke.ralaLike
most expatriates,he
alsofound it hard to
get usedto the differ-
ent food. "[t is very
different for the
Indian palateandeat-
ing out everyday is
illissingparath
butlouinglondVerghese C.
Mathews from
, .Kochi, who is a law
student in IIK, talks
about his life abroad
CNSSEETHA
,4ne of the first things that
,l. lVershese C. Mathewsfound
:ij -/ hard to get us€d to in ,!!::;i.!
enue eaming
our state.