An Indian expatriate couple is bidding farewell to Bahrain today after spending 41 memorable years in the kingdom.
P T Thomas and his wife Annamma, both 62, had originally planned a short stay, intending to return to their hometown in Kerala after a few years of work. However, their journey unfolded into a lifetime filled with cherished experiences in what they fondly describe as ‘a beautiful country with warm-hearted people’.
Entrepreneur Mr Thomas arrived in the kingdom in 1984 as an electrician. The Juffair resident spent the next 20 years, climbing the ranks within his organisation, and in 2003, he left the company as an electrical supervisor. He then went on to establish his own electrical business.
Ms Thomas, who previously served as a nurse in the Indian Army, joined him in 1990 and continued her nursing career with the Bahrain Defence Force Hospital. She retired this year as a nursing supervisor.
The couple has two children, who attended the Indian School Bahrain. Son Noble, 28, recently completed his Masters in dentistry, and daughter Liji, 34, lives with her husband Jinsu Koshy in Australia. They are both engineers and work there.
“My family has had such a good life here and while we are excited to go home, we will miss the people and the place dearly,” Mr Thomas told the GDN.
“We have more friends here than back home, including many Bahrainis. Our children grew up here. Bahrain has always been so safe. I remember my wife walking home alone from the bus stop for so many years and always feeling secure.
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