Aug 15 2008
Turning into a NRI (Na Raha Indian)??????
Today is India’s 61st Independence day and i was reminded about it by a friend. It has also been over 5 years now since i moved to USA and i have been to india only once during those 5 years.
Since i moved out here i have realized that the festivals like Diwali, Holi, Navratri etc don’t really mean the same to me as they did when i was back home. Am i being unemotional or its just that living this country doesn’t evoke the same excitement in me about these things anymore. It is really hard to explain but most of the festival days are like any other day to me there is nothing special.
Not that i would do something special but in India when i would wake up on independence day, atleast i would realize that is independence day and stuff you know, but here its like any other weekday. Of course you would expect that since its not US independence day but then at the same time if there are any celebrations out there, i just don’t attend them. Maybe there aren’t any parades out here in LA as they happen in NY or New Jersey which makes it different.
Also whenever people celebrate festivals its usually on weekends because no one has time during the weekdays to get everything organized and people won’t simply attend those functions on a weekday. It is a matter of convenience over significance , ofcourse celebrating things on a different day doesn’t lower the significance or maybe it does, I will let you decide that.
Personally for me no matter what the enthusiasm or the excitement just isn’t there, call it being unemotional, cold or maybe i am just turning into an NRI…..It is a sad thing but for some reason i just can’t help it.
oh well, independence doesnt really need celebration, all it requires is realisation, n u did realize it, whether on ur own on thru a “frnds” help, it doesnt matter!
jai hind!
are you trying to say that this country has made u feel that what all u enjoyed to do in ur childhood was nothing but a big crap and it does not matter to u anymore…
to sumamrize… are you trying to say that your festive happiness in life (till 5 yrs back) was utter nonsense ?? ? ?
i think u r missing the point out here or i am not putting it across well enough, i am just saying that there isn’t any enthusiasm for the festivities anymore and it is something i miss….. i feel sad by the fact that when its diwali or holi it doesn’t evoke the same excitement in me as it did back home……. out here it is just like any other day…. those childhood memories will always be there to cherish and how can it be non sense…..