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Speaking of Belonging: How Indian languages shape diaspora identity across generations

Speaking of Belonging: How Indian languages shape diaspora identity across generations

by Charu Thakur | Aug 25, 2025

(August 25, 2025)  “Kudi football khedna chahndi hai?” — “The girl wants to play football?” Jess’s mother exclaims in Punjabi in the 2002 Gurinder Chadha directorial Bend It Like Beckham. For many South Asians abroad, that line struck a chord. It wasn’t...

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