Can someone explain Y SUNITA WILLIAMS IS CALLED INDIAN AMERICAN? As per my information, she is born & bought up at USA. Her father (Indian) left India in 1960's. Her mother is a foreigner (I don't know which country). Just coz. her name is sunita? just coz. she took geeta & ganeshji's idol with her? just coz. she ate samosa in space? pls. explain.
RE:Can someone explain?
by Loan Shark on Jun 22, 2007 06:35 PM Permalink
see, you gave the answer to your questiuon ... she has Indian roots in her dad and she has faith in hinduism ... That's enough for me to associate myself with her and pray for her safe return ... being of Indian origin myself and having belief in Hinduism.
RE:Can someone explain?
by hari nair on Jun 22, 2007 06:48 PM Permalink
MR. Nikhil,
INDIAN ROOTS MEANS A PERSON WHO IS BORN IN INDIA NOT HIS FATHER, GRAND FATHER OR GREAT GRAND FATHER, UNDERSTAND? U CAN CALL KALPANA CHAWLA AN INDIAN AMERICAN. I HOPE U NRI NEEDS MORE EDUCATION.
RE:Can someone explain?
by ShubhraShishir Srivastava on Jun 22, 2007 08:59 PM Permalink
This is the Definition of Indian American as per Wikipedia: An Indian American (also called Asian Indian by the U.S. Census Bureau to avoid confusion with the "American Indians" so named by historical accident) is an American of Asian Indian descent. The phrase may refer to someone born in the United States of Indian descent or to someone who has immigrated to the United States from the Republic of India. A number of Indian Americans came to the U.S. via Indian communities in other countries such as Fiji, Kenya, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, Trinidad & Tobago, South Africa, Canada, Guyana and Mauritius. Indian Americans are mostly Hindu (though there are sizeable Sikh, Muslim and Christian populations among the demogrpahic) and are the most highly educated American demographic[1]. Unlike other Asian Americans, they live spread out in the United States. So I think she has the right to be called INDIAN AMERICAN. And also, as Per Indian Constitution, If one of your Parents belongs from India you have the right to get the Dual Citizenship for approved countries.(USA is one of the country in that list) It was amendment made in Consititution. So I am not sure who needs more education.
RE:Can someone explain?
by hari nair on Jun 22, 2007 06:36 PM Permalink
Dear 'Sweet', if ur msg. of "shut up" is for me then please make a habit of reading english newspapers on a daily basis. read the Indian Express of today where a Professor of Delhi University has questioned the same to all. I don't think u can, because use of ur abusive language shows ur nature.
RE:Can someone explain?
by Pankaj Rawat on Jun 22, 2007 06:33 PM Permalink
Right.. Also, why there is so much hue & cry for Sunita when there are hundreds of people dying because of heat in norht India. I have not seen more 1 news article on that in all news websites/newspapers. And Sunita is everywhere, 24X7 for sometime in almost all Indian news channels..
RE:Can someone explain?
by Deepak on Jun 22, 2007 06:36 PM Permalink
you want her to land in north india because our govt cannot take care of its people ?
RE:Can someone explain?
by Abhishek A on Jun 22, 2007 06:30 PM Permalink
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
RE:Can someone explain?
by sagar radia on Jun 22, 2007 06:32 PM Permalink
Because when We Indians see someone of Indian origin doing something good which We generally cant do...We just get carried away...and we start sayin bla bla bla...indian and bla bla bla
