I think it's pretty well known (by owners & programs anyways) that almost all of the top design firms here rely on "out of country" designers.
Almost none of them do business with anyone in India because they lack a certain level of creativity.
Most of the design firms employ people from:
Phillipines, Eastern Europe, South East Asia, South America & Canada.
And I am talking the TOP design firms.
Of course you can go directly to these designers as MOST if not ALL of them moonlight/or end up setting up their own studio's.
When it comes down to it, you are essentially paying the owners of these design firms to be project managers. If you are not a project manager yourself (and cannot bridge the language barrier), it's a good idea to use these firms.
