Tag: India

Census

Please use this section if you have concerns, suggestions or comments: For languages spoken at home, some people speak a mix, like 50/50 BUT this was not offered as an option. Also, the "Punjabi" Read more [...]...
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UP, Lucknow, “no discrimination”

[Speaking to a technical recruiter...] 1: Okay. So you should be good for your interview on Monday.2: Thanks. I'll brush up on the weekend.1: Excellent. You'll do well.2: By the way, you speak Hindi Read more [...]...
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Bhai Bhai (Brother Brother)

[At a department store return line. A young fellow is controlling the line.] Security guard: Thank you for coming by.me: For sure. Aap kahan se hain? Are you from Pakistan?Security guard: No. India.me: Read more [...]...
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Context is always missing…

Facebook comment: POST: As a non Indian, August 1947 is the destruction day of Punjab to establish two different countries Pakistan and India, hundreds of Sikh Gurdwaras and Mandirs were lost. Many Read more [...]...
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My grandparents and Partition

My father and mother both come from Pakistan. My father did not have to migrate (based in Lyallpur) but my mother's family did. My maternal grandparents are Kashmiris and lived in Amritsar. During the Read more [...]...
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Down Modi

[In a chat room]player1: down Modi. RSS badweplayer2: I m from keralaplayer1: okplayer2: not from northern side ...brotherplayer1: thank you. we are all citizens. I live in Canada. My neighbour is a Hindu Read more [...]...
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Phagwara Mosque

1. Are there mosques in Punjab (India)? 2. Yeah man, of course! 1. For real? But it's Punjab. 2. So? 1. But it's mainly Sikhs and Hindus. 2. I lived right near a mosque in Phagwara. 1. Yeah? Wow. And there's Read more [...]...
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I don’t care

1. What's your backround? 2. Indian. 1. Ohhh there's some tension. 2. What do you mean? 1. Between Pakistan and India. 2. Yeah.... 1. There's always tension. 2. Not really a good topic to discuss. There Read more [...]...
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World War 2 and Uncle Bashir

1. So dad, tell me about uncle Bashir, your brother who went to fight in World War 2? 2. He was my oldest brother. 1. Was this before partition? 2. Yes. 1. Where did he fight? 2. I can't remember if he Read more [...]...
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