https://borderlessjournal.com/2026/02/16/from-the-land-of-a-thousand-temples/
“Which part of India did your people come from?” asked the Tamil tour guide during our last trip to Chennai.
“I know my forefathers came from Tamil Nadu, but, sorry can’t tell you which part of Tamil Nadu or village they came from,” I told him in Tamil. “I am a third generation Malaysian Indian. We lost touch with all the relatives back home.”
How does it feel like visiting your forefathers' land?
ReplyDeleteThere feels an unspoken bond that unites me and my piter lokh (the universe of my forefathers). Yet, I feel happy that my forefathers ventured out of their comfort zone to find new experiences for betterment of the clan. For better, for worse, it is the twist of history.
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