I read this question here and this one is different because the second clause is in present tense.
I'm born and brought up in India. - too commonly practiced in India.
I was born in India is correct over I'm born in India. I am pretty clear on that, but then if I want to include brought up which is still effective (present), how do I say that?
I was born and brought up in India. - does not relate the sentence to the present time then. As both are in past
I was born in India + I was brought up in India. - no. I AM brought up in India, I'm still here.
Answer
The expression you want is
I was born and raised in India.
Both verbs are completed actions, so they are expressed in the past tense. "Raised" means that you spent your childhood there, and is neutral on the issue of whether you are currently living in India or not. You could also say "brought up" instead, but "born and raised" is a more convenient expression.
Incidentally, a related expression is
I'm Indian, born and bred.
That has a slightly different meaning. To be bred means to be brought up in a specific way, so this sentence means that you have very strong characteristically Indian habits due to being brought up there. This sentence is also neutral on the issue of where you currently reside.
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