tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936015.post115323929225336305..comments2019-11-18T02:10:18.703-05:00Comments on Prastuti - Our lens: Tri-color calling.....Prastutihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141806923942573508noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936015.post-1153519687129550612006-07-21T18:08:00.000-04:002006-07-21T18:08:00.000-04:00Stepping out of India and choosing to live in anot...Stepping out of India and choosing to live in another country brought home the reality of "identity" in a very personal way. Enjoyed reading your write-up with its slight academic flavour! I think you have inspired my next blog --something on identity.Rinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267013618252049139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936015.post-1153519667208768152006-07-21T18:07:00.001-04:002006-07-21T18:07:00.001-04:00Stepping out of India and choosing to live in anot...Stepping out of India and choosing to live in another country brought home the reality of "identity" in a very personal way. Enjoyed reading your write-up with its slight academic flavour! I think you have inspired my next blog --something on identity.Rinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267013618252049139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936015.post-1153519628734489602006-07-21T18:07:00.000-04:002006-07-21T18:07:00.000-04:00Stepping out of India and choosing to live in anot...Stepping out of India and choosing to live in another country brought home the reality of "identity" in a very personal way. Enjoyed reading your write-up with its slight academic flavour! I think you have inspired my next blog --something on identity.Rinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267013618252049139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936015.post-1153341347188248152006-07-19T16:35:00.000-04:002006-07-19T16:35:00.000-04:00I like the point about different categorization th...I like the point about different categorization that immigrants have to deal in the country to which they migrate. I don't like it, but it is there. So I guess one has to live with it. One can only try and chip away gradually and influence people around oneself in the new country. But changing knowledge, attitudes and practice (all three of them) is a very very difficult task! But this usually starts with trying to explain the manifestations of one's identity - turbans, bindi, etc.<BR/><BR/>I never thought that assimilation can possibly be a tool for getting along in the workplace, in order to optimize production of goods and knowledge. It is a very interesting thought. This is yet another argument that makes me believe that the human motive for wanting to continue make things better can sometimes spiral out into societal/cultural/political/economic processes that have far-reaching implications like this. In its most extreme form it mutates into greed - for money and power - that drives each and every aspect aspect of human and community behaviour.<BR/><BR/>And what about the current generation in India, esp. those in the middle class, living in citieis and large towns? From the little I've seen, the identity of a 20 something is undergoing a considerable change as well. I can remember being 20, and if I compare it to the youngsters of today, they might be from another planet! The point I'm trying to make is that Indians living in India might not be facing re-classification in a dramatic as they face when they move into another country. But there are lots of changes in the way their identities are shaped. There is a reason why words like metrosexual have come into common use. <BR/><BR/>I am not so sure about your point about Indian's exceling. I guess they are like any other human being -- we might have a little more bounce in our step at times, that's all.Indiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210139170106374295noreply@blogger.com