India, Nov. 23 -- 'Born in the West but I came from the East", says singer Bijaan in his new hip-hop track 'Jungle'. It's the explanation behind his strong commentary on identity and belonging, as evident with the refrain of the chorus: "I'm straight out the jungle. Go tell 'em it's trouble, I'm straight out the jungle."

'Jungle' is a song about his own third culture identity, which Bijaan proclaims with pride. One generation of people left India decades ago, their children built new lives abroad and had children of their own. While these third generation migrants grow up being exposed to Indian traditions at home, they often never set foot in India, resulting in an identity crisis where they seem to belong to multiple places yet don't c...