aqua70
January 11, 2015, 8:07am
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Re: Pakistan Punjab vs Indian Punjab
As a minority in India, Punjabi’s in India are far more aware of their distinctiveness, and are more sensitive of the prospect off having their culture diluted and marginalized by greater India. Pakistani Punjabis being an overwhelming majority take their Punjabi-ness for granted as there is no perceived threat to their heritage as such. So while Sikhs feel compelled to protect their heritage, Pakistani Punjabis do not feel the need to do the same. So the hardcore aspect of Indian Punjab stems from the inherent insecurity of a minority culture. Indian Punjabis have to maintain their culture in its most pristine form, otherwise they would lose it. And it didnt help that most Punjabis went to Pakistan, leaving the remaining Punjabis a small minority in greater India..
That’s very interesting. I guess this extra effort to preserve their roots and identity has paid off since like Muqawwee brother has stated, foreigners perception of India is mostly colored by Punjabi culture.