Shaizil Sheriff

Grew up in Kerala, and only after leaving realized how great it is. Lives in NC, USA now.

North Kerala people go to Gulf countries. South Kerala people go to US, US, Canada.

Kerala’s high literacy rate is because it was the first elected communist government, and they promoted a lot of social welfare, building schools, paying teachers.

With communism, the achievers can’t climb as high, but the people at the bottom are protected.

The religious texts don’t know the smallest things like atoms, or the biggest things like the earth is round, but they claim they know everything.

He’s atheist, from a Muslim family, and married a Hindu woman. Hasn’t brought her home to Kerala because of the current political tensions.

Being Indian is secondary to being Malayali, Tamil, Kanada or a Telugu, because those roots run deep.