Who Am I?

Who am I? That question is ambiguous, to say the least, and I constantly try and avoid it. But this escapist in me is having some trouble lately, so here goes nothing…

Who am I? In terms of designations, my name is Sayan Chaliha; I am Indian; I am 21 years young; I am originally from Sivasagar, Assam, and currently living in Bangalore, Karnataka; I am an undergrad currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering; my father’s name is… and my great grandmother’s name is… and my family genealogy is… I could’ve kept on going save for the fact that I do not see much sense in it. What does it matter to anybody else who my ancestors are or how does my name define who I am? Isn’t the realness that I am a life-force, a living being with thoughts and emotions and feelings and actions, enough to reckon?

Ah, but you may say: “How do I tell you apart from everybody else?” And to that I would say: “We are one!” (Ask a stupid question and you’ll get a stupid answer!)

That leaves me with just one more question: who am I. Personality wise, I am, well, at least used to be, an introvert. I kind of changed that over time though. I am proud and arrogant (which is heinous, I know, and I really couldn’t care less), but at the same time… Okay, Mr. Escapist-in-me is well again. Maybe I’ll finish this some other time. Bye, bye.