感謝India Taipei Association - 印度 台北協會轉貼我的貼文
將我與史達仁會長見面的貼文翻譯成了英文
我自己又轉貼回粉絲專頁感覺真的很奇妙XD
我想，這也展現了史達仁會長與他所帶領的團隊
在文化交流與基層互動的用心
擴大了印度神尤遊印度這個粉絲頁所能夠接觸到的人群：）
＝＝＝＝＝印台協會貼文如下，與大家分享＝＝＝＝＝
The young author and traveller Ms Stacy You (You Zhiwei, 印度神尤遊印度) writes about her personal impressions of her first visit to the India Taipei Association in Taipei.
Full text of the original Chinese comment is given in the original post. Free translation of select excerpts is provided here. We wish Stacy all the best.
“You are just like Taiwan’s Google street view map for India,” said Mr Sridharan Madhusudhanan, Director General of India Taipei Association. I guess this is the most fascinating way I heard someone describe me.
To be honest, I was flattered when I received a call from his office inviting me to meet him. In my hectic and chaotic schedule, I managed to meet him on Friday, just four days before I returned to India.
Mr Sridharan was very considerate. He said he wanted to organise an event at the India Taipei Association. However, it was my fault. My schedule was completely booked. I could only hope for another opportunity on my next visit.
Mr Sridharan pulled out a copy of my book. He said that though he could not completely read the book, he felt the strong local touch in it. He added that my writing is neither aloof nor highbrow but a personal narrative based on real observation of the lives of Indian people. This distinguishes this book from some other writings which have a sense of remoteness
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Shocked! Every word he said was exactly how I felt.
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He asked me about the topics I cover in my Talks on India. He said we could plan to do an India Afternoon, with my Talk, Indian music and many other fun things about India. It rocks, doesn't it?
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He mentioned his expectation for Taiwan’s new southbound policy. Just like a father figure, he told me about the directions in my future development. It was warmhearted.
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“I think you define the new generation. People like you are bridges”, he said
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"You don’t cut ties with your roots. At the same time, you don't permit it to shackle and prevent you from moving forward. On the contrary, you people are like bridges linking different cultures and enable better understanding between the cultures", he said. I felt touched.
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Oh….although I don’t really know Director General Sridharan, we had a very delightful conversation in our first meeting. I’m looking forward to further developments between India and Taiwan. Go! Go! Go!
「妳就像是台灣對印度的Google實景地圖」
我想，這是我聽過最有趣的形容方式
來自印度-台北協會的史達仁會長
說實話
當時收到他辦公室的來信
希望能安排方便的時間與我見面時
真的有點受寵若驚
趕忙在排得緊湊又有點混亂的行程表中
抓出我回台前四天的星期五下午見面
本次史達仁會長非常有心的
希望能在我回台前與印台協會舉辦一場活動
但...我的錯...我行程整個滿滿滿
只好期待下次回台的機會
史達仁會長拿出了我的書
說雖然他沒能完全看懂我的文章
但能夠感受到完全的在地感
那並不是高高在上的，浮在空中的寫作
而是真正進入印度人民生活的觀察
也特別喜歡我和年輕人的親近感
這有別於專家學者外交官或政治人物的距離感
能真正讓台灣人理解並對印度產生興趣
尬的！句句戳中我的心！
如果是外交手腕也真的是厲害
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
聽聞我在其他場次的演講題目
他興致勃勃地說
希望比照他之前駐美時曾做的交流方式
下次和我一起辦場Indian Afternoon
有吃有演講有音樂還有各種印度好玩事
是不是很Rock!
曾經駐華、駐港、駐美而現在來到台灣
史達仁會長這樣背景的外交官
不難看出印度看待台灣的方式
很開心印度派來了一個這麼積極的大使
除了主動邀請我這個小作家見面外
之前更親自出席印度尤朋友的西塔琴演出
那種動力才真正能讓外交動起來啊！
他提到對台灣新南向政策的期待
更像爸爸一樣叮嚀我未來在發展上的方向
覺得很溫馨～～～～～～
「我想，你們定義了這個新的世代，你們是一座橋樑。」
說起他自己的兒子是在美國唸書
現在則在法國玩音樂當饒舌歌手（超酷
史達仁會長說
在我們這個世代
不會斷掉與自己國籍與出生地的連結
但也不會讓它成為綁住我們雙腳的鎖鏈
阻礙我們前進的腳步
我們反而會成為一座橋樑
連結不同的文化，增加更多的了解
而他和我正在做的事情，是一樣的（覺得感人
啊～～～～雖然還不真正認識史達仁會長
但第一次見面聊得非常開心
期待台印關係的發展：）
Go! Go! Go！
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