Re: Pakistan Punjab vs Indian Punjab
Well I guess “identity” in general is sort of a subjective thing. Who really is a Pakistani, or an Indian, or a Sindhi, Hindu or Muslim etc. We tend to use these labels to make things simple for ourselves in understanding who we are… But if we were to dissect our identity to such degrees, then no one is really who they say they are… Punjab itself is so diverse and “Punjabi” is hardly descriptive of an ethnic group…
For the sake of argument, I simplify it by assuming there is a genuine Punjabi Indian who is living in Punjab and speaks a generic form of Punjabi and is for all intents and purposes the stereotypical Punjabi, even though I know this distinction is more illusory then real.