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'They say I don't look Indian. But what is Indian?'
Updated On: 29 October, 2009 08:15 AM IST | | Alisha Coelho
Asks Diana Karbak from Arunachal Pradesh, who complains of the cultural ignorance of the country about Northeast
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Asks Diana Karbak from Arunachal Pradesh, who complains of the cultural ignorance of the country about Northeast
"You don't look Indian." The statement infuriates Diana Karbak every time she hears it.
The 26-year-old accessory designer from Arunachal Pradesh has been living in Delhi for about 20 years now but complains she is still treated as an outsider, often like a tourist from another country. "I've been often told I don't look like an Indian. But what is Indian?" asked the designer, who feels she is as patriotic as anyone else.
"I love my country, I vote. So when my nationality is doubted just because I look different, it angers me. This discrimination is unacceptable in a country like India that is made up of so many diverse cultures," said Karbak, who resides at Dwarka, southwest Delhi.
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