Desi (or Deshi; pronounced /d̪e:si/ or /d̪e:ʃi/, Urdu:دیسی )

The term comes from Sanskrit देश deśa- ("region, province, country"). The word for country is "Des" or "Desh" in many South Asian languages. Desi thus means "of the homeland" in Urdu, Hindi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Rajasthani and most other South Asian langages. For example, the country Bangladesh means "Bengali homeland".

During the heyday of the British Raj and the British Empire, many people from the then undivided Indian sub-continent emigrated to the UK or to other British colonies, in search of education and opportunity. The diaspora from what is now called "South Asia" increased dramatically following the riots and massacres of the Partition of India. Families from the affected areas sought safety in various Commonwealth countries.

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