By Namta Gupta New Delhi, May 6, 2020: First the Swastika and now a racist cartoon is making American Hindus take a deep hard look at the racism and Hinduphobia present in their elite sections of the society. The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) has shot off a letter to Harvard University expressing […]
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Singapore: Indians brave racist comments amid Coronavirus (Video)
Coronavirus or COVID 19 has brought to light the racism in multicultural Singapore. A page named Tiagong posted a video titled “should send them back to India if they choose not to follow our measures” on April 16th detailing an ordeal faced by an Indian couple out for a run who were being chased by […]
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago speaks out on racial bias against stranded Indian origin people
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has accused a newspaper of fueling racial bias when there was none, he claims and is using Guyana’s Indian origin Prime Minister Moses Verasammy Nagamootoo’s decision to not open Guyanese airspace as it could lead to 5,000 Guyanese diaspora to returning home which may overwhelm Guyana’s healthcare system. In […]
Hinduphobia at The College of New Jersey: ‘Hinduism is an unforgiving religion’
The student newspaper of The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) has made disparaging remarks on Hinduism in an article titled ‘More young Americans don’t really care about religion’ dated January 27th, 2020. The author, Ian Krietzberg, of this feature, begins the article clearly exposing Hinduphobia that is present in the USA in the present generation. […]
Man apologizes to Hindu community over post on ‘Shivalingum’
South African Hindu community has been battling abusive slurs and slights over Hinduism for a long time. To fight this, they are taking to legal recourse and it is yielding some results. Recently a man named Daniel Naicker posted degrading statement on Shivalingum, saying that the Shivalingum is a ‘Holy Word…. It Means F****.’ Following […]
All the wedding pics of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas!
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are married after a whirlwind romance that set the temperatures soaring in India and abroad. The two lovebirds who are now busy enjoying the first flush of their married life are in news for all the right reasons. Take a look at Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ finest moments below: […]
Hinduphobia: Hindus face racist outbursts for celebrating Diwali in South Africa
From being called the ‘community of the worst thoughtless people’ and wishing them a ‘horrible death’ the Diwali celebrating Hindus in South Africa saw it all. Again. Several racial and Hinduphobic slurs against the Hindus surfaced on social media in South Africa with many calling Hindus ‘cooly vaalie’ refering to their humble beginnings in the […]
Shilpa Shetty Kundra blasts Qantas Airways over ‘racism’
Shilpa Shetty Kundra is easily the coolest lady to travel with but even she lost her temper at the Qantas Airways when she was rudely spoken to by the staff of the airlines. But not taking it lying down, Shilpa Shetty Kundra spoke her mind and told Qantas to treat the ‘Brown’ people with respect […]
Model from Arunachal Pradesh speaks out against racism
Model Chum Darang from Arunachal Pradesh wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister of India describing the racial discrimination that she saw and experienced. Many people from North East have been vocal about the racial discrimination they face. Here is what she wrote verbatim: “Dear Prime Minister Of India, How long will we be […]
Indian woman faces racism in Georgia, post goes viral
Following is the blog post of an Indian woman traveler and what she faced in Georgia upon her arrival. We have not edited or deleted anything from the original post: Dear Mr. Archil Dzuliashvili (Georgian Ambassador to India), I am a citizen of India, a single woman who earns her honest living working for an advertising agency. […]