Soma Chakraborty moved to Bangalore as a new bride in November, excited to join her husband, Avishek, in a place known for fun, freedom and opportunity. That notion lasted about a month. "I'm trying to love the city," she says gamely. But the city has not made it easy. Soma, 24, hasn't been able to find work in a recession, no one's interested in her master's degree in psychology without experience and Avishek's once coveted job at the outsourcing firm Satyam now depends on the whims of the scandal-tainted company's new owners.
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