My ancestors went to Fiji long, long ago, and I have no idea which part of India I belong to. I feel like an Indian in Fiji and not like a Fijian. Many Indians feel the same.
This is my first visit to India. I applied to the KIP programme because I wanted to trace the roots of my family. I also wanted to know how different Indians are, what they look like etc. My dream was to travel to India someday, and that has been fulfilled now.
India's size was a huge shock to me. Fiji is a small country.
I don't know where my roots are, I do not know where to start looking. Some people told me I look like a Bengali! I feel like coming back again. It is like my mother country.
Image: Darshani Avtar from Fiji.
Also see: 'We don't want anything from India'
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