Comments on: Caribbean desis aren’t feelin’ the love

By: Yani

Yani — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:18:02 +0000

u no wot i hav had mny black trinidadian girlfrinds and they accept’d mi as “trinidadian”. I think the cuntry u wer born in is your origin.

By: Bahan

Bahan — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:06:56 +0000

I think the trindidadian government should care for Indian-descent trinidadians. I am a Haitian living in the Bahamas and I am married to someone who is a East Indian- descent trinidadian.

By: Sumita

Sumita — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 01:05:28 +0000

Relevant article on the definition of home by Pico Iyer.

http://www.time.com/time/asia/2005/journey/dalai.html

Enjoy!!

Sumita

By: Cinnamon Rani

Cinnamon Rani — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 23:56:57 +0000

You know if everyone continues to get upset about who really is Indian. Lets just call the people who live in India indian, and the rest of us mongrels.

By: Arti

Arti — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:35:59 +0000

I just wanted to let alot of people know that I am what you say “East Indian” meaning that my parents came directly from India…However I feel a connection with Guyanese people because we do in fact share a common ancestry…To me, I feel as if we are one, no matter what religion you follow. It is fascinating to me to see how the Guyanese people have formed their own culture, by retaining some of it from their ancestors as well as forming their own by adapting to their own world. I have a tremendous amount of love for my Indo-guyanese and indo-trinidadian as well as my indo-fijian brothers and sisters out there.

By: bobby

bobby — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 11:59:26 +0000

It seems to me that some of the US indians making comments are being “typically” “indian” in their sense of superiority in being “more” indian than others and putting down others. As a British asian/indian I have travelled to the Caribbean and concluded (generally) that people there were far more “indian” than a lot of the young british asian 2nd and 3rd generation here in UK.

In fact I feel that i had more in common with those indians i met there (trinidad)than I do with some people here in UK. So what does that prove …? firstly these matters are far too complex to be talked of in a black and white way. Secondly, it is probably true to say that those of us living outside of india are able to (if we so choose) to take the “best of both worlds”, and maybe that seems to be difficult for some to comprehend – particularly even for some indians living in the “motherland”

By: currY Boy

currY Boy — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:04:45 +0000

children, children…mustn’t fight…however, this debate is refreshing…glad that the question is being addressed…anyone seen ‘bhaji on the beach’ lately? …how the brit-resident ‘indians’ hang onto an idea of the motherland, her morality and preoccupations, that long ago lost favour at home…evolution is a must…g.t.people, embrace who you are…”ayy, wha’ kind of indian r u?” props to krisantha sri bhaggiyadatta…

By: Bong Breaker

Bong Breaker — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 21:47:43 +0000

Wow.

How long does that take to type?

By: aliCia

aliCia — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 21:40:30 +0000

alL I haVe tO saY iZz..I thOuGht alL iNdiaNs wEtHeR fRom InDia,FijI,tHe CariBbeaN, oR whEreVer wERe thE saMe...I dOn'T seE wHy tHeRe haS tO bE aN iSsuE beCuz oF wHeRe yoUr fRom, wE alL loOk tHe saMe aNywaYz. I'm aN iNdiaN frOm dE caRibBeaN bUt I've liVed iN Cali-haYwaRd mOst mY liFe..aNd hErE, tHeRe reaLly aRe nO caRibBeaNs. It waSn'T tilL I jOiNed tHe iNdiaN cluB aT mY hIgH scHoOl dAt I fOuneD oUt evEn tHo yOur iNdiaN aNd Ur wIt otHeR iNdiAn pEopLe, yOur stIlL diFferENt beCuz YouR muSlim,hiNdu,puNjabi,fiJian,caNadIan,Or beCuz yoU beLieVe iN thIs oR tHat, oR beCuz U cOver YouR faCe oR hAir, oR beCuz YoU ceLebrAte Dat HolidAy..it gOes On an oN. I'Ve lEaRned It'S aLsO tHe sAmE fOR eVerY raCe...peOpLe sEpeRate tHemsElveS tOo muCh..eVerYoNe waNts tO bE diffErEnt oR beTteR thaN eAcH oThEr. I'M sUrRouNdEd bY eVery kiNda iNdiaN oVa heRe bUt mY owN..I'M alwaYz dE oNly iNdiaN frOm de caRibBeaN iN sChoOl oVa hEre. Dem NevA heaR bOut dIS kiNna inDiaN sO I telL deM boUt it...loL..aNd I'm nOw tHe preSideNt oF thE iNdiaN clUb =]..hehE..I tOle my dAd aNd hE waS likE.."wuT!..u dOn eVeN kNow nUttIn bOut dEez kiNna IndIan oVa heRe..u dOn't eVen sPeaK hiNdi!"...loL...I waS lIke.."I kNow eNouGh" =]kEeP iT rEaL yalL

[Administrator's translation: All I have to say izz..I thought all indians wether from india,fiji,the caribbean, or wherever were the same...I don't see why there has to be an issue becuz of where your from, we all look the same anywayz. I'm an indian from de caribbean but i've lived in Cali-hayward most my life..and here, there really are no caribbeans. It wasn't till I joined the indian club at my high school dat I founed out even tho your indian and Ur wit other indian people, your still different becuz your muslim,hindu,punjabi,fijian,canadian,Or becuz you believe in this or that, or becuz U cover your face or hair, or becuz you celebrate Dat holiday..it goes On an on. I'Ve learned It'S also the same for every race...people seperate themselves too much..everyone wants to be different or better than each other. I'M surrounded by every kinda indian ova here but my own..I'M alwayz de only indian from de caribbean in school ova here. Dem neva hear bout dis kinna indian so I tell dem bout it...lol..and I'm now the president of the indian club =]..hehe..I tole my dad and he was like.."wut!..u don even know nuttin bout deez kinna indian ova here..u don't even speak hindi!"...lol...I was like.."I know enough" =]keep it real yall]

By: villiage idiot

villiage idiot — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:45:13 +0000

fiji indians rockkk!!! we got —>Hayward<— sf bay on the lockk down