An American visited India and went back to America.

There he met his Indian friend who asked him: "How did you find my Country"

The American said "it is a great country with amazing ancient history. It seems to be immensely rich with natural resources."

The Indian guy then asked - "How did you find Indians??

Indians?? Who Indians?? I didn't find or meet a single Indian there in India.

The Indian was perplexed - What do you mean?? Who else could you meet in India then??

The American said.. In Kashmir I met a Kashmiri
In Punjab a Punjabi
In Bihar, Maharastra, Rajasthan, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Bihari, Marathi, Marwadi, Bengali, Tamilian, Malayali

Then I met:
A Hindu,
A Muslim,
A Christian,
A Jain,
A Buddhist

And many 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...


Always say that you are an Indian ..... more so when you are in India.

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Chandresh

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heart touching.............

very true.........

Like everybody here in canada says we are canadians, we Indians also should proudly say we are Indians. We are Indians first and later on punjabis, sindhis, gujaratis etc.

It is high time we Indians chanaged with this regard atleast.

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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
Mahatma Gandhi

You don't have to say it .... its implied ..... Even for a moment would I not feel any difference between myself / a Punjabi / a Malyali / a Kannadiga / a Goan as far as being Indian is concerned ....

Isn't it unique that despite so many languages and cultures .... we are still united as Indians back home ....... nobody asks for a separate state except some idiots ......

Unity in Diversity I d say ....

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Fido.

If u look back into the history, we were divided into hundreds of kingdoms, ruled by king, prince, etc. It was not a nation. When British came and occupied, then the country began to form. The states were divided on linguistic basis. And Indians are "very proud" of their state/language.

KM