hukus bukus telli wann che kus 

onum batta lodum deag 

shaal kich kich waangano 

Brahmi charas puane chhokum 

Brahmish batanye tekhis tyakha.

“Who are you and who am I and then tell us who is he the creator that permeates through both you and I. The confusion which I had that where is the God got clear and I got to know that it’s within myself.”

Identities are deceptive. Our answer to the question of who we are both change and remain stable over time. A common answer to this question would be to give your name, “I am Neelima”. But if my parents would have named me differently, would it have made any difference in my life. Is the name not just a label or a tag for identification?

If name is not the identity, then do the place of our birth, or our religion or our relations with others define us? But aren’t these things beyond our control. We cannot choose the place of our birth or our parents. The only thing we have a choice is the way we deal with the world. It is our ATTITUDE.

The relations may also change. At one point in my life, I was just a daughter, a sister or a friend. But then I became a wife, a daughter-in-law, a sister-in-law and the best of all, a MOTHER. I love playing each of my role in life, but do not to define myself by any of those relations. Even my professional introduction may not define the person I am. This blog is a way for me to find the answer to the question “Who am I?”

As I look for the answer, I just want to re-iterate the lines by Rumi –