Instagram user targeted India’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri with a racist comment during his Instagram live chat with India cricket team skipper Virat Kohli. “Ye Nepali kon h (who is this Nepali),” an Instagram user by with the handle “yasharma.official” commented during the interaction between two of the country’s sporting icons. A Twitter user […]
Racism in the time of Corona!
Racism in the time of Corona! Nothing can be an excuse to be Racist! As the pandemic of Corona virus is spreading throughout the world, it is not only spreading fear but also bringing forth the worst face of Racism across the world. The Asian communities residing in Europe and US are facing constant hostility […]
PIL To Prevent Discrimination Against Indian Gorkhas [Read Petition]
Shedding light on stereotypes attached to people from the North-East and propagation via popular media, a PIL has been filed seeking the Supreme Court’s immediate intervention to check discrimination against the Indian Gorkha community. The PIL sought measures to prevent anyone from making any derogatory, discriminatory, racist and stereotypical remarks, either through social media or […]
Flipkart’s Relentless Racism Never End
The Indian e-commerce company Flipkart which was ridiculed last year for sending a sexist email to female customers has done it again, this time with an offensive advertisement that reinforces the stereotype of Gorkha/Chowkidar. The advertisements designed to promote the recently launched “Flipkart Assured” customer loyalty service had insensitively characterized Gorkhas in the role of […]
Gorkha Students JNU Call Out Flipkart’s Racist Ad In Strongly Worded Open Letter
JNU’s Gorkha Students Call Out Flipkart’s Racist Ad In Strongly Worded Open Letter To, Flipkart Dear Binny, First of all, let us clarify that you are neither hallucinating nor in your dreams. It must be deeply disturbing and astonishing for you to reconcile with this fact that you are reading a letter written by a […]
Bharatiya Gorkha Ekta Sangh Protests Flipkart racist Advertisement
” BHARATIYA GORKHA EKTA SANGH – An organization based in MUMBAI Protests the Flipkart racist Advertisement depicting Gorkha by sending the following official letter to Binny Bansal – CEO Flipkart: ” To, Binny Bansal CEO Flipkart Flipkart Subject: Remove defamatory & racist advertisement depicting Gorkha. Reference: · Flipkart advertisement dated 22nd Aug […]
Indian Gorkha Community Furious With Flipkart Ads – All you need to know
Gorkha Youth and Students’ Association of India (GYASA) filed Complaint against Flipkart Advertisement Complaint filed against Flipkart Advertisement which is defamatory, sacriligeous, communal, racist and hurting the sentiments of the Indian Gorkha community and insulting khukri emblem of the Indian Gorkha Brigade and Assam Rifles. DETAILED COMPLAINT:- To, Shri Robin Hibu IPS, Inspector General of Police […]
Gorkhas dissatisfied with Flipkart’s response to protest of Racist Ad.
Indian Gorkha Community is highly dissatisfied with Flipkart’s response to their protest against Racist advertisement. In their note to Gorkha brother and sisters which they came up with after a case was filed in Delhi by the community they have simple given diplomatic clarification and have tried to justify their advertisement. Gorkhas want outright apology […]
