You talk to some people in South India and you'd be amazed by the level of ignorance they have lived all their lives in. They think our moms packed a country revolver in our school bag instead of a lunch box.
Likewise some people in North India think everyone in South India is
Likewise some people in North India think everyone in South India is
Saying "Aiyyo" after every word and eats noodles with curd.
Books are available everywhere. People who want to study, read, learn new things do it regardless of location.
We love to discourse on Black Lives Matter but we have to learn about inherent racism amongst ourselves
Books are available everywhere. People who want to study, read, learn new things do it regardless of location.
We love to discourse on Black Lives Matter but we have to learn about inherent racism amongst ourselves
first.
I'm not even talking about the uneducated, uninformed diaspora. I have seen this from the very well educated, so called "worldly" folks.
And let's not even get started on the caste system which is another kind of cancer altogether.
I'm not even talking about the uneducated, uninformed diaspora. I have seen this from the very well educated, so called "worldly" folks.
And let's not even get started on the caste system which is another kind of cancer altogether.
The other day there was a furore here about "North Indian privilege".
As long as it is Us vs Them we will never get rid of it. As a Hindi speaking North Indian, I have lived in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bhopal, Gurgaon, Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore - and based on my experience only
As long as it is Us vs Them we will never get rid of it. As a Hindi speaking North Indian, I have lived in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bhopal, Gurgaon, Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore - and based on my experience only
There are all kinds of people everywhere.
I have made friends for life almost in every city I've lived in so far. There are also all kinds of scum I've come across as well - uneducated, educated, highly educated, from everywhere.
We like to think we aren't racist but every time
I have made friends for life almost in every city I've lived in so far. There are also all kinds of scum I've come across as well - uneducated, educated, highly educated, from everywhere.
We like to think we aren't racist but every time
You assume, or even say jokingly a Bihari has a gun under his pillow and "must have seen at least 4-5 murders",a South Indian has dosa and idli for breakfast, lunch and dinner, or a Punjabi needs to have butter chicken at least once while dancing with a whiskey glass, you are a
part of the problem.
Racism isn't some beast that lurks in the dark corners. Prejudice is something that requires self awareness first, before improving the world.
And as Indians, we don't do a very good job in this department.
Racism isn't some beast that lurks in the dark corners. Prejudice is something that requires self awareness first, before improving the world.
And as Indians, we don't do a very good job in this department.