Mahek Chhaya, Gujarati
“The most outrageous thing I have heard is ‘oh you are a Gujju? You guys do arararara right?’ Just because we are Gujaratis, it does not mean we go around the place chanting arararara at every instance. Ridiculing the accent Gujju people have is again a tad too much. ‘The snakes (snacks) in the hole (hall)’ joke has been done to death too. Most ethnic groups have a certain way of talking owing to their vernacular but there’s much more to us.
Karishma Tiwari, Parsi
All my friends call me a ‘mad Bawa’ and everyone thinks that my family is an eccentric group of people. While yes, generally Parsis are a little hyper, stereotyping all Parsis that way is not fair. Personally I don’t get affected at all as no one uses these words with malicious intent. It is all in good humour!
Shruti Menon, Malayali
As soon as I mention my name, all the pre-conceived notions and jokes follow. Right from calling me ‘Lola Kutty’ (of Channel [V] fame) to imitating the South Indian accent, I've come across all possible jibes. Everyone thinks that all Malayali men wear lungis and we women just pour the whole bottle of coconut oil on our heads. To all this, I just nod my head in jaded resignation and realise how ignorant these people are.
Anurima Roy, Bengali
We Bengalis are the people who are highly intellectual and ALWAYS eat macher-jhol (fish curry). These are some of the stereotypes we fall under. Another ridiculous remark I've heard is that we belong to Bangladesh! But I am not oversensitive about this and take it in good spirit.
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