Gujarati scientist allegedly asked to leave garba venue in US for not having ‘Hindu looks’
Dr. Karan Jani, an astrophysicist has alleged that he and his friends were told to leave a garba event at US on the ground that they didn’t appear to be ‘Hindu’s.’
AHMEDABAD: An expat scientist from Gujarat has tweeted that he and his friends were denied entry into a “garba” dance event in Atlanta in the US after organisers allegedly said that their last names and look weren’t “Hindu”.
Year 2018 & Shakti Mandir in Atlanta, USA denied me and my friends entry from playing garba because:
“You don’t look Hindu and last name in your IDs don’t sound Hindu”
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— Dr. Karan Jani (@AstroKPJ) October 13, 2018