The India Pakistan Conversation i want to have

While it was not all fun and games for me and my family, i always consider it a great blessing that i grew up in canada and india. and i was in india from the ages of 8–16 ish. thats 89–97 and we were in chandigarh and it was an incredible experience.

i felt like i was home there. i didnt feel judged for how i was. and i noticed a really wierd thing that takes place in diasporas. ur not connected to the country. ur connected to the idea of it. i am connected to that earth. i can look at clouds in chandigarh forming and ill tell u when its going to rain and how many days for.

i go to india and i relax. im home. i can navigate india fine. ive travelled there alone most of the time. i dont go with anyone. so alot of diasporas are connected to the country from which they left. and they stay in that time cocoon.

they way i would describe it is north american indians are from 1980 india. i am from modern india. and i fucking love it. and one thing i was always very proud of was the indian struggle for independance. i think this is one the proudest things in indian history.

and when u learn about it, u hear so many amazing names. lal bahadur shastri, lala laj pat rai, omg bhagat singh, sukhdev. i could go on and on. but in the west u dont know any of this. and there is one wierd thing that i would like to ask as an indian.

i say that with the context that i am from punjab. hosiarpur and bathinda. we r punjab punjab. ddlj punjabi. and it…