I spent a year as an international student in Melbourne and experienced racism first-hand, which made me second-guess and shrink parts of myself just to go about everyday life.
In the viral video, two men say that they were turned away from restaurants in Vietnam due to their nationality, and allege encountering signs stating, ‘Indians not allowed.’
A recent attack on a woman lawyer from Manipur in a south Delhi park has once again pushed the question of racism against people from the Northeast into the public view.
For a film that tries to show that 'beauty is skin deep', director Naresh Kumar and the scriptwriters seem wholly oblivious to its problematic depictions of blackface.
From Indian-origin people being kicked out of Uganda overnight to facing racism in Canada and the UK today, these instances offer lessons for the Indian diaspora.
There’s little doubt that the unravelling of English politics is taking place at a speed few anticipated. Even though figures show net immigration has been falling, concern over the issue is at the highest levels since 1974.
These YouTubers are simply the latest iteration of a racism so normalised that it erupts predictably whenever Northeast India enters national headlines.
For songwriter Sonu Baroi, the song Chinky was born out of personal experiences with racism in Punjab and the widespread misinformation about the Northeast.
If the government wants to spend taxpayers’ money to make India a better place, then spend it on building more courts, improving the collapsing bureaucracy. But, of course, politicians will only think of themselves.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
What about the racism that mainland Indians encounter in the northeastern states (with the honourable exception of Assam)?
The only two communities in northeast India which don’t discriminate against Indians from other states are the Assamese and the Bengalis.
Every single tribal community in the northeast denigrates and demonises the non-tribal residents.
Be it Nagaland or Mizoram or Meghalaya, the non-tribal is the victim of xenophobia fueled violence and discrimination. But nobody wishes to talk about this issue.
What about the racism that mainland Indians encounter in the northeastern states (with the honourable exception of Assam)?
The only two communities in northeast India which don’t discriminate against Indians from other states are the Assamese and the Bengalis.
Every single tribal community in the northeast denigrates and demonises the non-tribal residents.
Be it Nagaland or Mizoram or Meghalaya, the non-tribal is the victim of xenophobia fueled violence and discrimination. But nobody wishes to talk about this issue.