{"id":2839,"date":"2025-11-20T12:32:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sh010.global.temp.domains\/~senseite\/theindianimpact\/indianimpact\/?p=2839"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:19:11","slug":"bridging-cultures-changing-lives-how-indian-culture-is-transforming-lives-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/podcasts\/bridging-cultures-changing-lives-how-indian-culture-is-transforming-lives-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging Cultures, Changing Lives | How Indian Culture is Transforming Lives in the Netherlands?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2839\" class=\"elementor elementor-2839\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fdc7608 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fdc7608\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7590b88c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7590b88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">When you move to a new country a lot of challenges come across as you try to settle down. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Finding a place, documents registration, finding day-to-day groceries, foods, meeting neighbors, local customs etc. <strong>It is a tough task! <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">In The Netherlands <strong>Bridging the Gap<\/strong> helps you to come across several issues. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">In this episode, we are joined by founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@bridgingthegapfoundation819\">@bridgingthegapfoundation819<\/a> <strong>Ritika Mehra<\/strong> who has shared all these amazing life moments! <\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><strong>Bridging The Gap!<\/strong> <\/span><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">As the name suggests, the foundation led by Ritika Mehra connects Indian and Dutch communities together. Ritika organizes several events along with <strong>Holi and Diwali festivals<\/strong> that help new NRIs who are moved to the Netherlands to meet other NRIs. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Ritika has an exciting journey inspired by her parents&#8217; deeds. She filled into her parents shoes. <strong>Her father<\/strong> has received <strong>knighthood<\/strong> in the past and <strong>Ritika, herself got knighthood<\/strong> at a young age recently. Along with this she also has achieved fate to felicitate the Indian President who then was visiting the Netherlands for an official visit. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">With continuously growing Indian Diaspora into the Netherlands Ritika and Bridging The Gap foundation helped a lot of NRIs over the years.<\/span><\/p><p>For more such content subscribe : https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TII_theindianimpact<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd10d72 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd10d72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380f437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"380f437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/zRkTLMxNPVg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you move to a new country a lot of challenges come across as you try to settle down. Finding a place, documents registration, finding day-to-day groceries, foods, meeting neighbors, local customs etc. It is a tough task! In The Netherlands Bridging the Gap helps you to come across several issues. In this episode, we are joined by founder of\u00a0@bridgingthegapfoundation819 Ritika Mehra who has shared all these amazing life moments! Bridging The Gap! As the name suggests, the foundation led by Ritika Mehra connects Indian and Dutch communities together. Ritika organizes several events along with Holi and Diwali festivals that help new NRIs who are moved to the Netherlands to meet other NRIs. Ritika has an exciting journey inspired by her parents&#8217; deeds. She filled into her parents shoes. Her father has received knighthood in the past and Ritika, herself got knighthood at a young age recently. Along with this she also has achieved fate to felicitate the Indian President who then was visiting the Netherlands for an official visit. With continuously growing Indian Diaspora into the Netherlands Ritika and Bridging The Gap foundation helped a lot of NRIs over the years. For more such content subscribe : https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TII_theindianimpact https:\/\/youtu.be\/zRkTLMxNPVg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[207],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra.jpg","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra.jpg",1920,1080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-768x432.jpg",740,416,true],"large":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-1024x576.jpg",740,416,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-1536x864.jpg",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra.jpg",1920,1080,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-1000x600.jpg",1000,600,true],"mvp-post-thumb":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-1000x600.jpg",1000,600,true],"mvp-port-thumb":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-560x600.jpg",560,600,true],"mvp-large-thumb":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-590x354.jpg",590,354,true],"mvp-mid-thumb":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-400x240.jpg",400,240,true],"mvp-small-thumb":["https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Roots-in-India-Ritika-Mehra-80x80.jpg",80,80,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"kiranraj","author_link":"https:\/\/theindianimpact.com\/indianimpact\/author\/kiranraj\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"When you move to a new country a lot of challenges come across as you try to settle down. 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