Neither here nor there

I saw Monsoon Wedding this past week. It was a lovely adaptation of the 2001 film by Mira Nair.

The play centers on the complexities of family relationships and love. Set in modern-day New Delhi, the plot revolves around a joyous and chaotic wedding celebration.

One of the characters that I found interesting was the groom Hemant. He’s a US-born Indian and finds himself a little out of place in both countries. In India, he feels American. But in America, he feels Indian.

He laments “I’m neither here nor there. I’m forever in-between.” It resonated with me as someone in the same shoes.

Identity is hard. And when you’re represented across cultures, it can feel like a mush. As I got older, I realized it’s more of a mosaic. Beautiful across its many parts.