A person of Indian Origin (PIO) was once asked to identify himself. He had a US passport and had lived and thrived in USA for decades, which made him legally American. He practiced Hinduism, knew his caste and gotra, that made him Hindu, a privileged one, as an activist would clarify. His worship revolved around Ram and Krishna, which made him a Vaishnavite. He spoke Punjabi, and that made him Punjabi. He was an investment banker. He was gay, married to a man as per American laws. He loved American football, and not cricket (a fact he hid from his Indian cousins). With that came other identities. What was his true identity?

Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik