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    The author discusses how their ethnic identity is less important to them than their Pakistani identity. While their parents identified strongly with their Kashmiri and Rajput heritages, they were never emphasized in the home. As a result, the author's sense of ethnic identity is weak compared to their Pakistani identity, which was taught about from a young age. They feel more attached to their Pakistani identity due to the historical context they learned, whereas their ethnic identity lacks this meaningful background. Overall, their individual identity is most important, as it allows them to embody the vision of Pakistan they feel is just, beyond the realities of the current nation.

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    The author discusses how their ethnic identity is less important to them than their Pakistani identity. While their parents identified strongly with their Kashmiri and Rajput heritages, they were never emphasized in the home. As a result, the author's sense of ethnic identity is weak compared to their Pakistani identity, which was taught about from a young age. They feel more attached to their Pakistani identity due to the historical context they learned, whereas their ethnic identity lacks this meaningful background. Overall, their individual identity is most important, as it allows them to embody the vision of Pakistan they feel is just, beyond the realities of the current nation.

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    The author discusses how their ethnic identity is less important to them than their Pakistani identity. While their parents identified strongly with their Kashmiri and Rajput heritages, they were never emphasized in the home. As a result, the author's sense of ethnic identity is weak compared to their Pakistani identity, which was taught about from a young age. They feel more attached to their Pakistani identity due to the historical context they learned, whereas their ethnic identity lacks this meaningful background. Overall, their individual identity is most important, as it allows them to embody the vision of Pakistan they feel is just, beyond the realities of the current nation.

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    The author discusses how their ethnic identity is less important to them than their Pakistani identity. While their parents identified strongly with their Kashmiri and Rajput heritages, they were never emphasized in the home. As a result, the author's sense of ethnic identity is weak compared to their Pakistani identity, which was taught about from a young age. They feel more attached to their Pakistani identity due to the historical context they learned, whereas their ethnic identity lacks this meaningful background. Overall, their individual identity is most important, as it allows them to embody the vision of Pakistan they feel is just, beyond the realities of the current nation.

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    Culturally, Pakistani families have been known to hold their ethnic identities in high

    regard- some families go so far as keeping their ethnic identities ‘pure’ by avoiding inter-
    ethnic marriages. In my family, however, the ethnic identity is not as important as it is for
    some people.

    My father is Kashmiri and identifies himself as such because his ancestors were from
    Kashmir. My mother is a Rajput and links this identity to the idea that her forefathers
    were descendants of Ranjit Singh. I myself am a hybrid of Kashmiri and Rajput. This
    hybrid identity does not mean as much to me as, perhaps, it meant to my great
    grandparents. Part of the reason for this is that my parents have never emphasized their
    respective castes in our household-the only time these groups are mentioned in my
    household is if someone is referring to the ‘Kashmiri love of food’. As children, our
    primary source of information and guidance is our parents; things that we learn at home
    shape our opinions and perspectives. Thus, as my family never emphasized the
    significance of our ethnic identities, I’ve been indifferent to them for a large part of my
    life. The fact that my parents got married despite their different family identities implies
    that even they, and their parents ,didn’t think of these identities as important enough to
    consider keeping their ethnicities ‘pure’.

    The Pakistani identity is more deeply embedded in me compared to the ethnic


    identity. Personally, I feel that a major reason for this is that we are taught about the
    struggle for independence from a young age. Since we learn about the history of how
    Pakistan came into being and how we can call ourselves ‘Pakistani’ today because of
    events that happened years ago, a link between the initiation and the
    conclusion is established. The significance of this identity is preserved due to this link
    and it makes the Pakistani identity more important in my eyes.

    I feel that this link is missing in reference to my ethnic identity; I don’t know of the full
    story of how these groups were formed and what their importance was at the time they
    were formed. That is probably why my ancestors might have held this identity as
    more important, because they knew of the story behind it better than I do. For this reason
    I don’t feel the same sentimental link to my family identity as I do to my Pakistani
    identity.

    In conclusion, my identity as Pakistani means more to me than my family identity


    because the Pakistani identity has historical reference that has been transferred to me at
    an early age and this creates an emotional attachment. My ethnic identity however, does
    not have that historical link which makes it insufficient in terms of attachment. My
    family identity is completely unrelated to my identity as a Pakistani, as it only surfaces at
    family gatherings where it is tossed around in nonchalant conversation. However, more
    important than my Pakistani identity though, is my identity as myself. As we have read,
    the idea of Pakistan meant something different to different people. For the peasants it
    meant the possibility of having land; for some it had a religious significance. To me, the
    idea of Pakistan is of a country where justice and peace prevails and where the innocent
    are not killed but are allowed to pursue their dreams. However, this is not the Pakistan
    that I see and for that reason my identity as Pakistani is bit disappointing. Due to this, my
    identity as myself is more important to me because I want to be the embodiment of the
    Pakistan that I envision; because through it I can portray both my Pakistani identity and
    my ethnic identity in the way I feel is right.

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