I am not proud of being an Indian. I did nothing to merit Indian-ness. I didn’t choose to be born in India. I do feel very fortunate to belong to this great melting pot of cultures and influences, but that’s just about all. Nationality — mine, yours or anyone else’s — is a matter of chance and it would speak poorly of me if I were proud of a coincidence.
Patriotism is something those born before us feed us. We are taught to wear it on our sleeve, coat it with layers of rhetoric. We shove it in the face of anyone who comes close enough to notice and in the process, effectively eliminate any chance of sense prevailing.
Vijayendra finds the unfriendly neighbourhood patriot very amusing.
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