Modi-worshippers of Gujarat calling Muslims "paper dishes" (because of the cap they wear). North Indians calling all South Indians "madrasis". Political party MNS beating the hell out of poor North Indian migrants. Ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir. Dalits not being allowed to use the same water source as Brahmins or other upper castes. Community clashes between the Jat Sikhs and Dalit Sikhs in Punjab.
I will forgive you if you do not cringe in shame for the above examples. It is very commonplace in India and we do not like to look in the mirror and criticize ourselves.
However, your blood starts to boil when the white race calls us names, beats us up and even murders us all in the name of racial superiority. Unfortunately, only incidents like these makes us stand up as one to condemn such crimes. Pakistan bashing is another passion which makes us stand up as 'one' nation. However, when it comes to collective, inclusive growth, we want to promote only our community members' interests. When it comes to marriage, the traditional, orthodox households only want people from their community's sub-community to be their in-laws.
While the recent racial attacks on Indians in Australia are condemnable, we need to introspect. There are a lot of ethnicity-based crimes on Indians in India compared to outside it.
I will forgive you if you do not cringe in shame for the above examples. It is very commonplace in India and we do not like to look in the mirror and criticize ourselves.
However, your blood starts to boil when the white race calls us names, beats us up and even murders us all in the name of racial superiority. Unfortunately, only incidents like these makes us stand up as one to condemn such crimes. Pakistan bashing is another passion which makes us stand up as 'one' nation. However, when it comes to collective, inclusive growth, we want to promote only our community members' interests. When it comes to marriage, the traditional, orthodox households only want people from their community's sub-community to be their in-laws.
While the recent racial attacks on Indians in Australia are condemnable, we need to introspect. There are a lot of ethnicity-based crimes on Indians in India compared to outside it.
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