The word Indian brings to mind my friends Lalitha, Sridhar, Vishva, Umakant, Sundar, Shankar and Praveen. The delicious tea they make for me and how I feel that they love me and how I feel so at home with them. They are kindred spirits.
My response
If you had asked me this question in 1969 when I deplaned at Logan International Airport, and for the very first time, all 87 pounds of me, touched foot on what is to become my second country, my one and only thought then would be the "Indians" of the American movies that we watched a lot of in our native country.
Now that I am older and wiser (debatable) the Indians of my youth are now Native Americans, and I do not associate the word Indian to them any longer. It seems so archaic now.



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