 What does it mean to be Indian? Oh God! Honestly, I have never given that a thought. It means for me to be an Indian. Oh, what does it mean to be an Indian? It's a very hard question. Being an Indian is kind of like an emotion. Current situation, when all the other countries are struggling, I think India is doing a fabulous job. Being an Indian makes me feel proud. She is great, bro. The country with rich cultural and traditional heritage. I'm proud of being an Indian. Everything. Being an Indian means I'm part of a great nation that is right now rising from all the atrocities of its past. And I am also proud to be an Indian because I have the freedom to speak and protest against the harsh cruelties of this society. I have the right to stand up and voice my opinions against certain wrongdoings that happen into our society. My culture would be a major part of what I am today and my upbringing and everything. Also, my music. For me, being an Indian, what does it mean? Cannot be described in words, but it's a very strong feeling of pride and honor. Being Indian is being compassionate. So what I feel is if I see someone in pain or anything, so it's my duty to go and help him. So being Indian is being helpful and being compassionate to other. Since I'm so feeling involved in the cultural and the heritage of India diverse and yet we can. As what Rick says that every region is different, but still it's it's very Indian. There is something which just unites us nowhere where we go. Identify with little things with like even with regional differences. And I think that's what being Indian really means to me that no matter where you are, which part of the country you are. I belong to North, but I went. I travel so extensively. I've been to South India so much. I have never felt out of place. For me to be Indian, the culture is inside me. The way we engage with others, family is everything for us. We are culturally very rigid. For me being an Indian is because I haven't traveled outside till now. So it's everything I've lived here all my life. And also there's so much to learn because every day is a new experience being in India with all its diversity. You find a lot new people each and every day. And you get to learn from them every day. I think it is one of the best feelings. We are really diverse in culture and in tradition and all. So yeah. The way of life, everything. I like everything being Indian. Nam, I feel really proud that out of around 200 countries in all over the world, I was born in India. It makes me feel proud that after every few kilometers, the culture changes, the food changes, the attire changes. So it feels like there are various countries in one country. Being an Indian for me means diversity. India is very diverse in terms of travel too. I love to travel. I love Indian food. All the cuisines, the different types of cuisines, the people here, I don't think any other country has this much to offer, this diversity to offer. So yeah, India for me means diversity. It gives you a sense of identity, a sense of pride. Of course we have imperfections and all the problems. That's where the challenge lies. That's the goal of my life, you can say. Try and improve the nation as much as I can. In fact, my career, I am a civil engineer. I chose just because I wanted to develop the cities I live in, the state of the villages. It's actually everything for me being an Indian. I feel very proud when I see them talking about India. I think it means to love that all comes in India, all its packages through patriotism, nationalism, whatever you want to call it. Everything about India, I think. You're all from different states, speaking different languages. It's a coincidence that you and I are speaking the same language, but it doesn't happen very often. We just have one identity here and that's an Indian. I feel good. I feel proud to be an Indian. It's the largest democracy in the world. And also we are very rich with diversity and this diversity, we are still unique. Yes, we need this, we are spineless together. I think there is a unique unity, we are spineless together. I think that's something I wish to, this is something that we are proud of. I do like the diversity that India brings about. I think India has one of the most beautiful constitution. So I have no doubt to say that India is one of the most beautiful country. For me, being Indian is being chaotic, as well as being very simple at the same time. So being an Indian to me is basically being honest and being respectful, being polite and being tolerant. Finding joy in little things, a respect which comes towards everybody, which I have learned from being in our country, no matter what age or you know, I think respect comes very naturally to people in India. For me, being an Indian is that having the option of being myself. I don't have to align myself to anything or any ideology or any religion particularly, I can be myself. To be an Indian is a feeling which I cherish most. It keeps me grounded, rooted I feel. I am part of an Asian culture, I am proud of it. Different traditions we have, even though we have different traditions and cast, we can't see this type of mixing up of cultures and religions anywhere in the world. That's what I like about India, most about India. Lots of culture and lots of variation among the people makes India a diverse country. That's the main thing I am proud of. We are united, we live in different type of culture. We have diversity and we can relate to different type of people easily. No sun about India, it's unity in diversity and I firmly believe it. I've stayed within India, outside India, I've stayed in all parts of India for myself and everywhere I go I find something new, I appreciate it, I pick up something and people accept me and they help me when I go there and new people help me settle down. This is the Indian nature actually. It means a lot. I am actually not from my childhood but as soon as I grew senses, I could see there are so many, so many cultures, so much culture even around me, within my friends. They celebrate so many things, I celebrate something different, they celebrate something else but still we together, collectively we stay in a single place and we actually do wish each other. I feel proud that I am an Indian and I love my country. Proud of being a part of this culture and this whole big cosmic chaos that we are and we are very proud of it. It's kind of a mix of emotions so it's very hard to describe what it means but I'm really proud that I am Indian. For me to be Indian means to uphold the values that are inculcated into us from a childhood. It's not how we are better than anyone else but how we can make everything better for everyone else. We have a rich culture, we have a very old culture. So as an Indian and even as a, because my mother tongue is Tamilian, so even our language is a very old language. One of the oldest languages in the world, we have one of the oldest cultures in the world. So it means very proud. We are a part of one of the oldest civilizations in the world but the Indian culture is endless in the past. For me, Indianness is rooted in its culture. Someone who is very proud but very attached to his roots and someone who does not harbour dreams of going to a foreign land and settling there. So being Indian, being attached to that, that part of our culture, that living with parents is neither uncool or neither or inconvenient. That part, apart from the patriotism bit, I'm very attached to the basic culture, the roots that are typically Indian. Diversity, big diversity in terms of tradition, culture, language. Being a part of a country where there are so many different things, so many different kinds of food, language, religions, traditions, festivals, so it feels amazing, the diversity. I'm very proud to be an Indian. Out of the Northeast, we are so much discriminated sometimes due to our, they are being so racist. We want to be like, I want to be recognized as Indian not only in India, but all over the world. Because even outside of India, people are using like our face, these things like we are not Indians, so I want to be accepted as Indians.