New Delhi: Several people have stories of living in different parts of the country than from where they actually belong. Some of these stories are pleasant and boast of inclusivity and love that India remains proud of. However, some others are just testimony of non-acceptance on the public’s part. Unfortunately, a woman has now narrated a story that has resonated with the latter part.
Viral X post
A woman named ‘Shaani Nani’ on X took to the microblogging platform to recall the horror and ‘harassment’ that she faced while living in Bengaluru as a North Indian. She wrote, “I was working in Bangalore for 1.5 years. Married in Punjab, I wore chooda for the entire 1 year as it is a part of my tradition. It was clearly evident I was from North India.”
“What a harassment it was to commute in auto from flat to office and back. The audacity of local auto drivers to strike a conversation on why I was in Bangalore when I belonged to North, if I was learning Kannada, asking if I like anything apart from weather, asking for more money as I was newly married and pretending not to understand a word when I would talk in Hin/Eng,” her post further read. She concluded the post saying, “I had a very bad experience with local crowd there.
Netizens react
Several social media users have reacted to the woman’s post. “Yes it happened to me as well.. They don’t even let a single woman forget about the married one.. They simply do not like North Indians to work there .. The most insecure people live there… Unko lagta hai hum unki naukari kha rhe hai or paisa kama rhe,” one social media user commented.
“Well in the first place no one forced you to go to Bengaluru or any other place. It was your choice. Yes, jingoism towards non kannada tends to be high there, no harm in trying to adjust and learn a bit of local language. What the auto drivers do is wrong, absolutely. However of late, an air of hindi imposition across has stirred up sentiments towards own language especially in Bengaluru.. With or without anyone Bengaluru lives on, and with or without anyone India lives on,” one user commented, storring another controversy altogether.
