Stories for students

What makes me Greek:

  • My love for this country
  • The beauty of Greece
  • Greek civilisation
  • My interests
  • The Greek people
  • The way Greeks cooperate in hard times
  • My identity
  • My move here
  • Hanging out with my friends
Pardip, Greek,Indian or Sich?

What makes me Indian:

  • The smells of my country, specifically the food
  • My love for my grandparents
  • The move of my great grandparents to India
  • Traditions, customs and rituals
  • The bravery of my great grandparents
  • My cousins and their love for me
  • My parents’ identity
  • My grandparents’ efforts to build their house
Pardip, Greek,Indian or Sich?

What makes me Sikh:

  • The teachings of my god
  • My past
  • The five Ks (sword, metal bracelet, comb, garment, uncut hair)
  • My heart
  • My patience
  • My interest in my religion
  • My saying “No” to changing my religion
  • The firm stance of the gods towards the people who resisted
  • My firm stance
  • The teachings of my family
Pardip, Greek,Indian or Sich?

When people ask me "Are you more Indian or Sikh?" I answer “I am Greek”. Fortunately, I have got Greek citizenship and I am past all that. Now, if someone asks me "Since you are Indian, why are you Sikh and not Hindu?", then I would answer, "I am Greek, I have nothing to do with this". So, I am through with the confusion.

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