'Surname not Hindu': Scientist thrown out of garba in US organised by Gujaratis


New Delhi, Oct 15(DC): A renowned Indian-origin astrophysicist and three of his friends were thrown out of a garba venue in Atlanta in the United States on Friday by the organisers who said that their surnames did not “appear to be Hindu”.

Karan Jani, a 29-year-old from Vadodra, who in 2016 had made it to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) team in the US that discovered the gravitational waves, narrated on Facebook and Twitter how he and his friends were “thrown out” of the venue by the organisers at Sri Shakti Mandir.

Jani said that despite talking to the organisers in Gujarati, they refused to budge and asked him and his friends to leave.

He said he had been performing garba at the same venue for the last six years and had never faced any such trouble before.

Narrating his account along with a video on social media, Jani wrote: “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’.”

  

Jani further claimed that when one of his friends gave the volunteers ID proofs, they said that they would not be allowed as his surname ended with ‘wala’ and it didn’t seem to be a Hindu surname.

Jani tweeted that one of the volunteers told his friend, “We don’t come to your events, you are not allowed to ours.” His friend is Konkani and was attending garba for the first time.

He tweeted that when she told the volunteer that her last name was Murdeshwar and that she was a Kannada-Marathi, the volunteer said: “What is Kannada? You are Ismaili."

Jani said he had never faced such discrimination “even from the Americans during 12 years of stay here,” The Times of India quoted him as saying.

Jani said he received a call from the temple’s management later and added that the chairman apologised saying the temple doesn’t believe in discrimination. “He said it was miscommunication on the part of the volunteer. But the treatment meted out to us was embarrassing,” Jani said.

  

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    This Gujju event organizers mistook the second name 'Jani' as 'Jenny' which more sounds like Christian.

    Last week faced with violent attacks, workers from Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, UP leave Gujarat after Chief Minister of Rupani wanted to fill the factories with 90% with Gujarti on the pretext of rape. Of the state's 10 million migrant workers, 70% are from Hindi-speaking states, many of whom fled the state after violent attacks.

    Now in United States Gujarati of American origin shown the door.

    The communal virus seems to have entered the very DNA of people of Gujarat. Just scratch any man on the street, out will pop up a Hindu, a Muslim, a Christian, a Jain, a Brahmin, a Patel, a Dalit or an Adivasi. Barring a handful hard core ‘secular’, the virus has not spared anyone, not even the so-called ‘educated’.

    Gandhi ji’s state is now Godse’s Gujarat.

    Jai Hind

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    It's worth noting that the second and third generation Gujjus in western countries eat beef steak and drink the finest liquor.

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  • ANIKETH, MUMBAI

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    well gujju people dont know gujju surname?
    or organisers have bitter experience!

    the way this guy making the issue big , shows he is problem creater.
    and offcourse media wants masala!

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  • D'Souza, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Throw the Garba organisers out of US

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  • Arshad Kadli, Bhatkal/ Al Khobar

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Hinduism gave many scientific theories to the world which we all Indian should be proud of. Scientists were always seen in high esteem. But that was only our glorious past.
    In the Modified era, our Bhakts respect the pseudo scientist who are proponents of Nala Gas and Duck Oxygen Theories.

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  • anseema beary, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    'Right of Admission Reserved'. In several events have adopted a 'Right to Refuse Service'.
    after all learned from the leader :) gujju vs gujju

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  • Jude, Belmannu

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Because of this gujjus attitude the gun man at america killing them.american think that indians are dirty minded people.

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  • anseema beary, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    any doubt? dirty............dirty...........dirty
    look at bus stops...toilets....everywhere...dirty environment, dirty mind.

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  • Jude, Belmannu

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Because of 2 gujjus already india is burning..1 gujju is in London started to burn it.
    Now it's time to america. All these gujjus at america doing liquor business and eating nonveg.there kids following western culture.but they still think they are pure like dimond.

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  • Sunil, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Second generation gujjus in UK and US eat beef also in restaurants and fast food outlets while their parents are modi bhakts...lol

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  • H SHETTY, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Jani is a common Brahmin surname in Gujrat and it it surprising Gujju organisers did not know this fact. There might be other reasons for not allowing this guy. Just one sided story.

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  • peter, KSA

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Ye chaddi log kabhi nahin sudrega re baba. America javo, yaa London jaavo, Nagpur ka dhemaagi keeda kabhi nahin niklega. It is high time for educated people to embrace religion which respects equality and humanity.

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  • H SHETTY, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Chaddi Gujju people go abroad do business, generate employment, earn money.

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  • H SHETTY, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Chaddies do slavery in desert heat.

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    gujjus earn money from wrong ways.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India.

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    H SHETTY, Mangalore

    Why double standard here. Why the Chaddi Gujju and so called upper caste/class people prefer to go abroad where as lower class BD/VHP youngsters are rotting in jails, instigated by so called Chaddi Gujju or Chaddi bramins.

    Why can't Chaddi Gujju remain in motherland and work for the welfare of the mother land. After all, All chaddi's are very patriotic. and they are preaching others how to remain in India and serve motherland. What a hypocrisy.

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  • JAGDISH, mumbai

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    hahaha.

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  • Rodrigo, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    ATLEAST NOW FELLOW INDIANS SHOULD REALIZE WHY RACISTS GUJARATHIS WERE THROWN OUT OF UGANDA BY IDI AMIN...GUJARATHIS CONTINUE TO BE RACISTS EVEN IN FIJI, MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICA.

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  • Chris, Tel Aviv

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Who the hell allowed these gujjius to enter US in the first place . Probably under Hussein obama all these filth were accepted into the country , Trump should immidietly throw them out deporting these dirt bags back to Ahmedabad .

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Gujjus have shown their true COMMUNAL COLOUR in USA..

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  • Mango, Mlore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Religious bias for a particular Religion has become so sensitive that they even refuse to recognize their neighbors in a foreign land..

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  • pooki, mangaluru

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    What a shame? Gujjus are showing their true face even in USA!!!

    All after the arrival of chailwala in 2014..

    Good that it has happened to their own people..Otherwise the chaddis would have blown it out of proportion and said "peace lovers trying to bomb the venue!!!

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  • El En Tea, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Veterans Hindi Actor Rajkumars Dialogue "Jaani"

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  • Allan Dcosta, Kinnigoli / Abu Dhabi

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Such a shame in a foreign country... i hope the Americans don't do the same to the Gujjus...

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  • gm, mlur

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    There is no problem in India for anyone then why this gujju make drama in America? Huttu guna gatta hathidharu bidadhu.

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  • Mangalurian, Mangaluru

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    An Association in USA (as in basically all Western countries) is a private organisation.

    It can reject entry to anyone without assigning any reason.

    Legally that is not discrimination.

    It has been mentioned that the entry-seekers were Ismaili. Ismailis can organise their garba and invite all the other Gujjus as well.

    Will the Ismailis do that? I doubt it.

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  • Wilfred J. Lewis, Matpady-Brahmavar/ New York, USA

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    "Jani said he received a call from the temple’s management later and added that the chairman apologised saying the temple doesn’t believe in discrimination. “He said it was miscommunication on the part of the volunteer. But the treatment meted out to us was embarrassing,” Jani said."

    Jani and his friends can accept this clarification and close this issue.

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Yes, that is right, but, lately, there are so many such incidents do happen in India too. See, two days ago, In Jabalpur, when a doctor in Govt hospital was promptly attending to two accident injured ladies, family members asked the doctor, his name. They asked his caste and when doctor told, he is SC, they manhandled him and said only an upper caste Hindu should treat them. When police came, family members took the injured to other hospital. Sitting in USA and saying "close the issue" is easy.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Wilfred's comment represents the general mentality of people in USA, because of which America is America today. Respect it.

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    But this "Surname not Hindu" incident is published in many reputed newspapers in India including Times of India today. TOI reported even two Hindu ladies with surname Murdeshwar also were not allowed. If Hindus feel okay with such incidents, that is okay. As a citizen of India, I am pained by such incidents happening in any religion.

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  • Rathan, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Santan
    He is in USA and telling to the persons in USA to settle the matter. No need to bring the incident of jabalpur here as it is diffent type of issue. Here in Karnataka drivers of state buses don't drive on amavyase and wait for auspicious time

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    in india v can bring jeshodaben case in2 justice. i want deprived of justice 2 jeshodaben. she is not allowed 2 speak publicly. y chi,chi chiwala divorced her.

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  • Clifford Fernandes, Toronto

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Divorcing is legal, but, he abandoned her, that is more painful.

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  • Lionel Dsouza, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    THIS IS THE REAL GUJARATI MODEL.....ENJOY.....

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    People should learn to respect and accept a "No".

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  • PenMightierThanTheSword!, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    What will they insist next? That the linga must also look like a?

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    ಜಾತಿಕ್ ಜಾತಿದ ಪಗೆ. ನಾಯಿಕ್ ನಾಯ್ತ ಪಗೆ. ಪಗೆತ್ತ ಪುಗೆ. this happened after rss leader in his bhashan in chicago said hindus should unite. no forgiveness.

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  • Orton, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Thats a blessing in disguise. He saved himself from molestation allegation .

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  • Raj, Barakur

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    ಬೊಕ್ಕ ನಿಕುಲು ಅಮೆರಿಕಾಗ್ ದಾಯೆಗ್ ಪೋಪುನಿ ಮಾರಾಯ ನಮ್ಮ ಇತ್ ಸೋಕುದ ಊರು ಬುಡುದು

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  • Vijay, Uae

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Ninna lekka kaas print malpuna machines ijji ya...

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  • Jude, Belmannu

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Modi la america poppe aye da dayeg kennujja.

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  • Akash Salian, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 15 2018

    Urudu gobbara tumbunaklege bele ijji maraya,Nana scientist nakleg tikkuva...60 tingoldu uddara malpere baidinaaye aathu malthud budiye...

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