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WHAT IS IT TO BE AN INDIAN ABROAD TODAY ?
San Francisco. What is it to be an Indian today? What is meant by Indian-ness ? What is it to be an Indian abroad – in the United States, for instance ? How much of yourself do you give to your American identity – and how much space do you preserve for your Indian-ness ? These are the questions that Indian expatriates should ask themselves today. For we see many of the children of Indians who settled in the US twenty or thirty years ago, merge themselves totally in the American way of life, speak with an American accent, eat Mac Donald, think American… and in the process forget all about their wonderful Indian culture…
What is it in the American way of life, which fascinates so much Indians ? The fast life ? Right: fast is exciting; but…
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SP's View.. Ideas for Life 
I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. At a fundamental level, my Indian identity is about the way I relate myself with the physical environment in which I exist. Every time I look at the Huron River that flows down at a short distance from the place I live, my mind reflects upon River Ganges. When I look at the beautiful White Swans that visit this place, I think of Goddess Sarasvati. I may not greet people with Indian traditional greeting of Namaskar or Namaste and yet people recognize my Indian identity because of my skin color. It doesn’t really offend me and I like it for the native Americans are also known as Indians. Christopher Columbus discovered America on October 12, 1492 for he was determined to reach India by sailing West. If India was his destination, I am destined to make my journey to this place.