How many times we see people demeaning our fellow countrymen from North-East India. Because of their mongoloid features, people subjugate them. Here is an entertaining story which makes us think about our own attitudes.
" Yesterday, while traveling by metro I was a silent spectator to this very hilarious incident.
A very well dressed pretty northeastern girl boarded at Central Secretariat and sat right beside me, some group of behenji's (prejudiced women) flocked around her, making all indecent comments, I was annoyed but I waited to see if anything interesting would happen. Those behenji's then, in pathetic English asked her,
where are you from?
She smiled and said 'Nagaland'...
The girls, talking among themselves..
*'yeh to Phoren se hai yaar', 'uski choti choti ankhon ko dekho', 'India me kya kaam hai', 'woh wali business hogi'...
(*Translation - "She is from foreign", "Look at her tiny tiny eyes" "What is her work in India", "She must be in that kinda business")
The whole journey was filled with insults from these girls, but she never paid heed, if i were her i would have taught these girls a good lesson, i wondered if she didn't understand Hindi...
To my amazement, she took out a notebook and pen from her bag, and wrote in perfect Hindi..
'nagaland bhi India mein hi hain, map kharid ke do kya?',
(Translation - Nagaland is also in India, Should I purchase a map and give it to you)
handed it over to the girls with a warm smile and got off at vishwavidyalaya. I couldn't stop laughing and admiring the girl for her patience and wit. "
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