hi
just wondering about experiences of people whose
parents are indian but who were born overseas
who have returned to india to travel and discover
the place for themselves.
what response did you get from indians?
was it what you expected?
did you discover a part of yourself?
write and let me know about the intricacies of
transplanted cultures and the challenges of identity
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You will be generally classified as ABCD
i.e. Abroad Born Confused Desi
cheers and have a nice trip...
I am not Indian but i travelled with an Indian from south-
london for a couple of weeks who had gone back for the
first time. It was cool and he had no trouble at all.
Sometimes the locals thought he was a well off guide and a
couple of times the police came up to him to leave us
alone. The most useful was when we were bargaining and he'd
make sure we got the right place.
Have a good trip.
I am not Indian either, but my good friend and teacher is a
South African of Indian descent. He has been to India
twice, and he said that he and his family were stared at
just as much as we Caucasian Americans will be when we go!
He said that somehow they knew he wasn't from India - maybe
it was his big camera! :0)
The locals are very perceptive and could easily recognise a
foreigner of Indian descent. Though they are very nice,
friendly and curious about life in the west, they would also
rip you off more than they would a European foreigner.
The discovery about myself that I made was how English I
was, which was contrary to what I expected to discover. This
is despite a great effort to be as Indian as I could.
Another discovery was the culture. We were brought up in W
London with virtues and values that were allegedly Indian,
which in my experience transpired to be untrue.
I am still proud to be an Indian man, but even more proud to
be British!