Sub Continent - Bharat - Desi / Desh

Sub Continent - Bharat - Desi / Desh

Desi

Word 'desi' evolved from the Sanskrit term 'desha', meaning country. 




Desi nations include 
  1. India
  2. Pakistan
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Sri Lanka
  5. Bhutan
  6. Burma
  7. Nepal and the 
  8. Maldives.
Organisation
  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asian_Association_for_Regional_Cooperation
  2. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Saarc
  3. http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=saarc

With time its usage shifted more towards referring to 
  1. people, 
  2. cultures, and 
  3. products of a specific region.
There are large Desi populations in the 
  1. United Kingdom
  2. United States
  3. Canada
  4. South Africa
  5. Malaysia
  6. Mauritius
  7. Singapore
  8. United Arab Emirates
  9. Guyana,
  10. Suriname
  11. Fiji
  12. Trinidad and 
  13. Tobago,
  14. Australia
  15. New Zealand, and the 
  16. Middle East among other regions.
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