Punjab.
Why do you go there?
To visit my grandparents. For as long as I can remember every summer holiday was spent in my mother’s home city of Kapurthala in the heart of Punjab in India.
Growing up, my sister and I hated going because all our friends went on “normal” holidays to France, Turkey and Florida. We took those visits for granted back then. However, as we got older, those holidays became our most cherished moments.
How often do you go?
Usually once a year.
How did you discover it?
My parents are originally from Punjab. They would often worry about my sister and I losing the connection to our Indian heritage as we grew up in Glasgow in a wildly different culture. Those trips would help ground me and I’d always come back home with a renewed perspective on life.
What’s your favourite memory?
Togetherness. Families cook together, go for morning walks together, eat together sitting on beds. It’s all about family and community.
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