Pragati Siddhanti, an expat living in Basel, Switzerland talks about motherhood, travel and building the career while being a desi at heart.
Over the past 10 years of building My Swiss Story, one question has found its way into almost every conversation I've had. "How do you build a community?" It's a beautiful question, but it assumes there's a formula. There isn't. If there's one thing these ten years have taught me, it's this: building a community [...]
There are some journeys you plan, and then there are some that quietly begin… without you even realising how far they’ll go. When I moved from India to Switzerland with my husband and our five-year-old daughter, everything felt new. A different country, a different pace of life, and a completely unfamiliar environment. In the middle [...]
Every story has a beginning, and some of the most meaningful ones start in the simplest way. What you see today as My Swiss Story, a growing community, shared experiences, and conversations across cities didn’t appear overnight. It came together step by step, through small ideas, real moments, and a lot of intention. What started [...]
Recently, I had the privilege of joining a panel discussion on empowering women with a migration background in the tech industry. As I engaged with the insightful questions and shared my experiences, it became clear just how valuable this information could be for women transitioning to life in Switzerland. Whether you're searching for a job, [...]
Ever since I moved to Switzerland, the Basler Fasnacht has been one of my favorite things about the city that I now call home. And if I’m being honest, the best month to escape out of Switzerland (especially if you’re a non-skier like me) is February, also the time when the children are on a [...]