Dual identity - Pakistani and Indian

[Mostar95]

Re: Dual identity - Pakistani and Indian

@Lucid_Chaotic

You’re certainly not alone in the way you feel Sehrysh. I consider myself a fairly patriotic Pakistani but I do not share the same hatred towards India that I often see in other people who confuse their patriotism for Pakistan with abomination of anything India related. I fail to see how anyone who is a Pakistani can deny their ancestry in India, but many here naively believe that their entire pedigree is Arab or Aryan based.

I’ve personally had the opportunity to visit our ancestral homes in India, read literature written by my great grandparents about their freedom fighting struggles against the British, and first hand accounts of the events leading up to the participation. I’ve also studied the political history of the subcontinent written by neutral observers. Perhaps this is why I see things a little differently as well. I wouldn’t go as far as saying that I have loyalties towards India, but I certainly do not have abhorrence for everything Indian.

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