#so strange the way we all feel obliged to put up w the farce of a 'common' national identity | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

nohkalikai · 1 year ago

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u know. as long as i was surrounded by other northeasterners irl, i didn't feel out of place or like an impostor. but being away from friends and family has in no small dose played a part in my profound sense of alienation from one of the cultures i come from. culture is a contentious, undefinable word; i am no stranger to this. still, it's a very strange feeling.

#all my life the south indian part of my identity has been recognized more #despite my own familiarity and proximity being towards the northeastern side #and obviously as you go further and further away the identity that gets recognized is less specific #in uni i was from x city in x state. from x ethnicity #here i am just from india. which is like....sure yeah that's the passport i have #but it's always been such a contentious identity for me growing up christian AND half tribal.#like wdym suddenly everyone wants to recognize my indianness after a lifetime of denying me that and me having to perform extra indianness?#strange #so strange the way we all feel obliged to put up w the farce of a 'common' national identity

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