Table AII

List of the themes and codes used in this research (not all applied in this paper)

ThemesCodes (bottom up/inductive)Codes (top-down/deductive)
AcculturationConsonance (cricket, bollywood) contexts (dresses, festivals, language) convenience (religiosity, dietary preference, socialisation) constraints (interactions, socialisation)Food, religiosity, national identity, communal interaction, family influence, motivation to integrate, diaspora identity
Selfie imageSelfie for consonance, selfie on contexts, selfie as convenience, selfie as constraintsDuality of technology, paradoxes of technology, dual identity
Use of social mediaReflection of real life, pretentious and exhibitionism, conformity to trend, hedonism, likes and follows, interactions and engagement, Cricket, Bollywood, Western musicCultural identity, religiosity, national identity, communal interaction, diaspora identity
AppropriationSelfie reemobidment, materialisation engagement and interaction, adaptationReification, endorsement, reinforcement, paradox, structuration

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