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#C27310 28 M I grew up in a very remote valley in Himachal Pradesh. So remote that we basically had only three career options: join the Army or become a shepherd, or leave the valley and build a life elsewhere. I chose the third option. I studied engineering in Delhi. During college, I faced a lot of bullying. Since we come from a cold, remote region of Himachal, our skin tone tends to be much paler than that of many other Indians due to the climate. That became one of the reasons I was targeted during ragging. People labeled me as "gay" and subjected me to various forms of harassment. I had to endure a lot. After graduation, I got placed in a company in Chennai. However, my mother was completely against the idea of me moving there. One of my cousins had told her that he had seen on social media that in Tamil Nadu, Brahmins were either set on fire after kerosene was poured on them or tied to trees and stoned to death. Because of this, my mother absolutely refused to let me go. She wanted me to join the Army like many others from our village.. But I came to Chennai anyway, more or less against her wishes. It has been two months now. Honestly, I have not faced any racism here so far. In fact, I experienced far more ragging and harassment in my college , Delhi from some seniors . After two months here, I can honestly say that Chennai is actually a pretty good place.