The heritage state, Rajasthan is so high on beauty and happiness quotient that it attracts a heavy

tourist crowd from people across the world. Despite all the positives, though, this state has been
a target of stereotypes for quite some time. We’ve highlighted some of the stereotypes that every
Rajasthanis experiences, which are far from the truth.
• Rajasthani Men are into ‘business’ while women are ‘housewives’.(You can find many
Rajasthani women and men in every sphere of life. For instance, Pratibha Patil(India’s first
woman president), Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (former professional shooter and Indian
politician), etc)
• Rajasthan is a ‘desert only’ land (Desert is just a part of Rajasthan)
• All Rajasthanis are Marwari or Banna/Banni/Baisa (There are also Pareek, Agrawal, Jat,
Maheshwari, Garasia and many more communities in Rajasthan.)
• Rajasthan cuisine = dal baati churma (there is a whole world of other mouth-watering dishes)
• All women wear traditional ghagra and kanchli while men wear dhoti, kurta and pagri
(headgear) (Yes. we love to wear this but only on special occasion)
• Most people think that marwaris see money in everything they do, in everything they eat, or
in everything they talk about. (Its being the pinnacle of accounting)
• Business is in their blood. Rajasthani would end up joining Family business.
• Rajasthani marry early and in the same caste.
• Rajasthani always host a big fat indian wedding.(If we have saved money its our choice to
spend it according to our budget and choice)
• Rajasthan is a conservative state.(Rajasthan also is a mix of traditional and modern,
conservative and liberal. So, labelling it as an outright conservative state is unfair.)
• Bargaining is in the blood of Rajasthanis

I usually feel this unneceesary to stereotype a person based on his caste or from where they
belong from.The more the person expects stereotyping, the more likely they were to report
engaging in delinquent behavior, like skipping work, verbally abusing someone, or vandalizing
property.if its just for once or twice it can be ignored but repetitative stereotyping make an
indivual distance themselves from others which is loss for them also and their surroundings also.
If an individual is good at bargaining then just because they are rajasthani one should not
stereotype them instead use this as an advantage to crack deals. Thinking of Rajasthani to be
conservative and not inviting them or ask them before taking a decision is not fair. Everyone has
their own personalities and their own choices irrespective of them respecting their cultute.