Re: How many would like to return
I visited India a few months back. I asked my grand father to come along with me (he spent the first 30-35 years of his life in India). However, he was totally dismissive of the idea.
I was surprised and asked how could he not wish to visit the place of his birth and childhood and youth. These are the times and the places to cherish. His response was kinda philosophical. He thought for a while and then said "I used to wish a bit previously but that died down with time. Plus I cant bear to rekindle the memories of those bloody and gory days, when our previously friend hindus and sikhs turned against us and went after our lives." He has numerous horror stories to tell from those days and I can totally understand his reluctance.
Similar was the case with my nana abbu who died three years back. To say that people from that generation do not like the hindus and sikhs is probably an understatement. Too many bad memories.