Premila Nazareth, Board of Trustees (Centre for Civil Society), narrates experiences of studying abroad and how according to her 1991 reforms have led to significant changes in India's standing among the developed countries.

Sharing her experience of travelling abroad, she says "One of my clearest memories in fact is of my grandmother, a very tiny, little old lady stitching rolled up dollars into the hem of her sari skirt so that we would have enough foreign exchange when we went overseas."