Desi

Desi is a word that is used by South Asians as a self-designation, without referring to a specific country of origin, and refers to a general common identity. It also refers to the subculture of the South Asian diaspora.

The name comes from the Sanskrit word Desh ( देशः ), which is borrowed from most South Asian languages ​​and "nation" or means " mother country". In their use among people from the Indian subcontinent, particularly in English-speaking " Erstweltländern ", this term refers to the mixture of cultures and identities of South Asian communities and walks through the national and cultural boundaries that separated them in their old countries. In addition, many of their ancestors left the sub-continent before its division, some have ancestors of different groups and, consequently, do not refer to an individual 's home state. The South Asians outside of South Asia relate to all or any of their countries or their culture as Desi or Deshi. Desi refers to a Pakistani, an Indian, a Bangladeshi and so on. Desi food refers to foods such as rice, curry, Dal, Dosa, Idli, Roti or Chapati. Desi Dance can be anything from classical dances like Bharatnatyam or Kuchipudi on popular dances from films to Punjabitänzen ( Bhangra ) and folk dances call.