Am I still an Indian?
The question of whether a person still is an belongs to their country of origin after their family has spent multiple generations away from the ‘motherland’ is something that a lot of us are going to end up asking ourselves as years pass by. This article presents the feelings of a not second, not third but fifth generation American Indian who went to India for the first time to do some volunteer work. It is re-published here courtesy of Indicorps, an organisation that encourages overseas Indians to actively participate in India’s progress.
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August 15th, 2006 at 8:33 am
Amazing.Tears were coming down my cheek. Yes, we may be separated in space and time, but in essence we are Indians.It is common for Indians, fiji Indians,Guyanese and Trini Indians
August 15th, 2006 at 8:10 pm
I agree with VS in emotion but disagree.
When you say I am Indian, that makes you Indian. Whether you have white, brown, or black skin does not matter, nor does your genetic makeup. It is a choice.
But why settle? You are human, sentient, atman, paratman, Brahman. You see how the categories melt away. You are not a category. You are perfection from perfection, nothing less.
But your story is telling - Indians happen to love humans remarkably well (in contrast to other cultures) and in this we would all want to be more Indian.
hariaum
August 16th, 2006 at 5:50 pm
My personal view is that India is a geopolitical entity. Neither geographically nor politically do I belong to this entity; I, therefore, am not Indian. Both geographically and politically, I am British. Culturally, I am British Hindu. The only thing ‘Indian’ about me is my ancestry - it would be inaccurate to refer to my ethnicity as ‘Indian’ since as stated above, ‘Indian’ is not an ethnic description but a geopolitical one.