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So I'm Indian but I'm like... really whitewashed. I grew up with no Indian people besides my immediate family members. And because of that I have no connection to Indian pop culture and I really want to embrace it (+ aesthetics and allat).

You've been a big motivator for me to actually take effort and incorporate my culture into my life, and not view traditions as smth that doesn't exist in my 'modern' life.

So tldr: do you have any recommendations for what I should do?

No pressure to answer!!!

hi anon this is not weird at all !!! at least you understand and want to change it , that's literally the first step and i love that for you ! alsooo i love hearing that i'm a big motivator to people that makes my heart melt tysm !! ok let's get to the good part yayay

first , i'd start with bollywood movies . not the recent ones . the classic ones . i'm a big romcom girly , duh is this a surprise even , so here are some of my recommendations !!! if they're not your cup of tea , there are definitely more movies that you will loveee , trust me . ok for starters , my favorite movie ever , jab we met . then we have reh jeewani hai deewani , zindagi na milegi doobara , rab ne bana di jodi , and so much more . but these are hindi movies so i'm not sure if you speak hindi or not . . . but watch classic movies in your language !!

songs songs songs . bollywood songs , the epitome of romance in music . the most romantic songs i've ever heard are from india , soooo . definitely listen to songs from india , i love my hindi music ughhh .

for the aesthetics , search on pinterest ! just scroll through it all ! it's fun to be honest , while listening to hindi music , and watching a movie ?? oh yes yes that sounds like a great friday to me .

henna / mehendi oh my gosh . even if you aren't good at it , do the traditional mehendi designs . they're so gorgeous and everyone loves a good hand design , y'know . plus , it's great practice and hobby && in my opinion it makes me feel closer to india even if i'm miles away from them .

indian food how can i forget . try making indian food ?? or eating out of course , oh my gosh pani puri . don't get me started . drink a frooti even , eat a maggi . it doesn't have to be a full blown out biryani and raita situation , of course !

I tried this last night and tell me why I had the most vivid lucid dream and I think for a moment I actually shifted because everything was literally in HD and I could control what I was doing. But I was wayyyy too tired last night to actually follow through with the shift so I just went to sleep.

Pls try it because it’s the most low effort but high reward method you could do (in my humble opinion)

do you consider yourself open minded..?