The story is like this... I met a Kenyan guy here. So, we got talking about each other's culture and stuff...
His name is Kevin, and we (me and my roomy) will be going to his place on saturday for exchange dinner. Kevin and I have met every now and then in the bus we take to the campus. He is a very eager listener. The last time we met, we again got talking about India, Kenya, and the similarities...
He told me about a lot of interesting stuff like how Kenya was kinda put together by colonialism into one country from among 100s of tribes (a word he said was derogatory), and we talked about the Indian population in Kenya and the stereotypes that Kenyans have of Indians settled there... It was also not a very pretty sign that every where people confine themselves to their own backyards. People in Kenya, ethnic Indians and Kenyans don't usually mingle with each other much.
Then came Indian story.. unity in diversity, 22 national languages, 28 states, caste system, 1.1 billion population etc etc.. I was trying to sketch the picture of big India. India where so many people live together despite the differences and still we are growing!
Then came his one line question. "What holds you together?" And I went blank. Was there something? I was just reminded of the Fevicol ad where 100 people were sitting on a tractor and the tractor was still moving fine! But I guess thats when it struck me... We are stuck together... by what, is a question open to all...
