DesiPundit

Tarqin writes about racism and discrimination in India.

It’s hardly the first time I’ve witnessed Indian racism. A few years ago a Punjabi friend who came to stay with me in Hackney was visibly shocked to find so many ‘negroes’ living in my neighbourhood. He asked me in a loud voice in the middle of Broadway Market if they were all ‘prostitutes’. On countless occasions, educated, well off Hindus have made highly offensive remarks to me about Muslims and talked darkly of their presence in Indian society. Just recently, a businessman I interviewed told me that he would never hire ‘one of them’ as a servant because ‘they are dirty’.

Hat Tip: Mumbai Girl