pakistan it is... my parents, though, hail from us desh, jis desh men ganga behti hai.
i am happy to say that i managed to elude the cane for most part while i was in statu pupillari, and my initiation into the english language was altogether more benign than sankrit's. my folks were at home with english, and i eased into it almost, as it were, unwittingly. and growing up with enid blyton, richmal crompton and, later, p.g. wodehouse did not hamper a bit.
as for the great civilizations of mohenjodaro and harrappa, i think we can all lay equal claim to being its heirs. laying a similar to claim to the mayflower is proving to be a bit more elusive...