Changing the course of your life is never easy – and if you’re middle-aged, it becomes even harder to start over from scratch. But a 51-year-old decided to do just that, adding an extra layer of difficulty by moving to a new country and adapting to a completely different landscape and culture. Len Cook, who lived in the US until the end of 2025, has spent the last three months in Bengaluru , India, where he has settled and is now “rebuilding his life” after “selling everything to start over.” Cook recently went viral on Instagram for sharing videos debunking myths about India. When asked what the biggest misconception is among people in the US, he said, “There’s a general perception that all of India is very poor, very dirty, very chaotic all the time everywhere, and it’s just simply not the case.” In an exclusive interaction with indianexpress.com , Cook said that the US media plays a big role in shaping this perception.…