Dilip Girglani and his family live in Sydney. He moved to Australia from the western state of India, Gujarat last year. In Sydney Dilip got the job in the first week he landed in Australia being qualified accountant and his wife is also working full time and the family have bought their first home in Sydney. Dilip feels that opportunities are ample in India for a courageous and enterprising person like him.
Girglani story of has a long chapter of struggle and loneliness being away from Homeland at the young age of twenty. He has lived in Ireland for over a decade. He went there for studies and then established his accounting practice but the initial years were a nightmare as he recalls, “It started the day I landed. I was a complete stranger. Once could count Indians in that place on fingertips. I did not know anyone. I was in a foreign country for the first time in my life. I had a traveller cheques, but banks were closed, and I had no money left. Even I lost my luggage in transit. So, I had to live on the streets for first three days.”
Dilip started a job soon. But the rules were such at that time one could not change his or her employment being on work permit without leaving the country and applying for the visa again from home country and takes around three months to renew permit which would last for a maximum of one year. He explains “My employer used the rule in the best possible way to get the maximum advantage as he knew I could not change employment”.
Dilip lived in Ireland for ten years. He completed his studies at evening college and become qualified CPA & ACCA followed by establishing his accounting firm, and he also became registered Chartered Tax Advisor. “I had learned a lot while working and studying there and it helped me to establish a successful business. My firm’s turnover passed was approx. 150000 euro in its first year only,” says Dilip. He volunteered in the opening first temple in Ireland through Hindu Cultural Center Ireland.
When everything was fine and working, Dilip decided to leave the country and go back to India. “It was an emotional decision. My family needed me. I needed my family, so I sold everything including our home and business and bought a one-way ticket to India and my wife supported me”.
Dilip started another business in Vadodara, his native place and ran it successfully for many years before moving to Australia. “I bought the Hero parts distributorship and made outstanding money. The turnover reached from Rs. 8 crores to Rs. 50 crores with almost 60 staff in five years in India”.
Life took another turn for Dilip, and he sold the business and decided to move to Australia along with his wife Ambika and one daughter, but he firmly believes that India is the land of opportunities.
Dilip says, “If you want to have a luxurious life, India is also the place to live. Australia is good but requires a lot more hard work being expensive. Both countries have their pros and cons. I have lived in Europe. I am living in Australia, and yet I can say that India is the place to be for potential entrepreneurs due to recent economic growth. Australia is a beautiful country with a reasonable standard of living and balanced life."
