Indianness
Noun
Meaning
Indianness (uncountable)
The quality of being Indian.
Examples
I appreciate art in any form. So it applies to clothes as well. On stage, I think people prefer me in Indian outfits... in fact, it goes with the kind of songs I sing as well. Indianness in the form of a sari, or a chaniya choli or jeans with something interesting, matches my style of singing.
Gandhi considered them all to be Indians, taking a lifetime view that "Indianness" transcended religion and caste.
The episode explores Devi’s struggle with her identity as the daughter of immigrants and her reluctance to let her Indianness to stand out.
When asked about her identity, she tends to call herself “American” and doesn’t delve too deeply into any specifics regarding her Indianness.