Thousands of indians in germany have been fired over absurd, trivial reasons in the past year. Rising xenophobia has created an unspoken hiring freeze—with indians pushed into internships regardless of experience. Many face discrimination not for lack of skill but for the color of their passport.
But here’s the brutal irony: Indians are no strangers to discrimination. In germany, it’s your nationality. In india, it’s your surname, your caste, your community. Abroad, it’s xenophobia. At home, it’s institutionalized prejudice—wrapped in centuries of so-called “tradition.”
So the question isn’t whether indians face discrimination. The real tragedy is: Where on earth don’t they?
1. Fired in germany, Hired as an Intern
Senior indian professionals with a decade of experience are being forced into unpaid internships, treated as if their degrees are worthless. That’s not “upskilling”—that’s humiliation.
2. The Silent Hiring Ban
A quiet but near-total freeze on hiring indians is underway in Germany’s tech and corporate sectors. Officially unspoken, but unmistakably felt.
3. From Subtle to Blatant Xenophobia
What started as microaggressions—jokes, “cultural fit” excuses—has now turned into open firing and exclusion. Germany’s glass ceiling for indians is turning into a brick wall.
4. But Wait—India Masters Discrimination
Before crying foul at Europe, remember India’s own sins. Here, your caste can still decide your career. Merit matters less than your last name.
5. Racism Abroad. Casteism at Home.
Germany will question your accent. india will question your lineage. Both are prisons of prejudice; only the jailors change.
6. When an indian is a Foreigner Everywhere
Indians abroad are “outsiders.” indians at home are divided into insiders and outsiders by caste, community, or region. Where exactly does equality exist?
7. The Hypocrisy Olympics
We rage when Germans reject us—but we normalize when landlords in india reject tenants by caste, when companies quietly filter resumes by “category.”
8. Better to Be Discriminated by Strangers?
At least racism abroad is obvious and external. Casteism at home is insidious, systemic, and backed by centuries of sanctimonious excuses.
9. The Uncomfortable Truth
Indians fight racism abroad but feed casteism at home. Until we fix our own backyard, our outrage at foreign discrimination will always ring hollow.
👉 The bitter reality is this: Indians are victims abroad but oppressors at home. Germany’s xenophobia may sting, but India’s casteism scars for life.
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