Is India Losing Its Unity? A Thought-Provoking Tale on Regional Identities

ditti
An American visited India and went back to America where he met his Indian friend who asked him how did you find my country. The American said it is a great country with solid ancient history and immensely rich with natural resources.

The Indian friend then asked, "How did you find Indians?" Indians?? Who Indians?? I didn't find or meet a single Indian there in India. What nonsense?? Who else could you meet in India then??

The American said, "In Kashmir, I met a Kashmiri; in Punjab, a Punjabi; in Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, a Bihari, Marathi, Marwadi, Bengali, Tamilian, Malayali... then I met a Muslim, a Hindu, a Christian, a Jain, a Buddhist, and many, many more, but not a single Indian did I meet..."

Think how serious this joke is... The day would not be far off when indeed we would become a collection of nation-states as some regional anti-national politicians want. Fight back - always say I am Indian.
nashbramhall
That's the beauty of India: "Unity in Diversity" like Nehru said in his book Discovery of India. If you ask Indians who live abroad, they will say that they are of Indian origin.

Have a nice day.

Simhan
A retired academic in the UK
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