a thread on writing indian rep made by an indian

-india is a diverse country full of diverse cultures, religions, languages, states, etc.

-there are 22 official languages (maybe even more languages that aren't official), hindi is a common language but not everyone speaks it

-south indians and north indians have different cultures and different cuisines

-religions:
while hinduism is a dominant religion, not all indians are hindus, indians can be of any religion.

-curry is not the only indian food

-avoid stereotypes of indians being good at math and science.

-sarees are not the only indian dresses. there are other types too

-indians come in variety of skin color, we can be brown, light brown, dark brown, etc.

-avoid the stereotypes of indians being cab drivers

-north indians and south indians have different cultures, and the cultures also vary from state to state

-indian languages:
bengali, hindi, telugu, tamil, kannada, urdu, nepalese, sanskrit, marathi, oriya, manipur, bodo, gujarati, punjabi, sindhi, kashmiri, dogri, assamese, santali, malayalam, konkana

-the indian diaspora

-do research on where your character is from and the holidays they might celebrate, also indians that don't live in india, will often find other indians, like where i live, the indian community is huge, and i live in a neighborhood full of other indians.

-also don't forget about the racism that indians experience, indians will get made full of for how we smell, how we dress, our culture, stereotypes, and more.

-hinduism
-hinduism is a polytheistic religion but it's not tied down to any rules and everyone practices it differently

if any other indians want to add on, feel free to add to the thread and i'll add it.