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Concept of Desi

Let us study the concept of Desi and the path of development from Punjabi to Desi. Are these words synonyms? What do you think? Desi seems to be International version and Punjabi remains the National version. Punjabi is no longer a regional concept any more. There were times not long ago when by Punjabi, it was meant only villager and illiterate. And Punjabi was not even acceptable in urban Punjab. It is heartening to know that Punjabi has acquired an international fame and pride. The NRI punjabis take pride in calling themselves as Desi. Even people coming from different backgrounds in India take pride in being Desi. Even now if you call somebody Desi in India it sounds a little bit of derogatory in a sense to that person whereas outside India it is considered to be pride. I may be wrong. What do you say? It appears to me that NRI Punjabis are fonder of Punjabi or Desi. To me Punjabi do not mean only language but a way of life. That is perhaps the difference between Punjabi and Desi. I feel Desi conveys a way of life. It is something more than language, culture, and ….! Desi encompasses anything and everything conceivable relating to or revolving Punjabi. What do you think are the factors of popularity of Punjabi way of life? To what extent have the following factors contributed? Popularity of Hindi cinema all around the world and abundance of Punjabi dialectical dialogues and songs in Hindi cinema and production of inter-cultural and cross cultural movies like ‘American Desi’ and ‘Bend it like Bekham’. Longings or belongings of NRI’s and their attention, multifarious activities and their exposure to multicultural societies / milieu by way of migration. Belated and most welcome arousal of kinship between India and Pakistan initiated by Atal Bihari Bajpai. Let us see, how does it go with Indian Prime Minister having come from Pakistan Punjab and Pakistani President from India Punjab, a very favorable coincidence and combination. Sponsorship of Punjabi concerts all across the globe with artists from Punjab sponsored by NRI’s. Prosperity of Punjab in particular and India in general. Availability and portability of Punjabi songs on the Internet with easy search and download and the role of P2P file sharing software like Kaza etc. What do you think of proliferation of Punjabi DJ’s and their effect? Advancement in technology particularly the advent of Internet and evolution and proliferation of e-mail and chat rooms as instant communication media at practically no cost. What do you think the younger generation with convent sort of education chatting in Punjabi chat rooms. They are developing a new Punjabi language, with spoken Punjabi written in sms language in English script. Recent appointment of Punjabi Prime Ministership of Manmohan Singh, second time after I K Gujral will reinforce this concept. Would like to listen from you.