When it comes to hypocrisy, Indians have inherited it so ardently that it has not only become an unconscious part of their lives but a necessary element of consideration in their day-to-day lives.
18 Kinds of Indian Hypocrisy
1. Let’s be Loud About Corruption so that No One Questions Us
People fight for a corruption-free India and blame politicians for being corrupted. Still, they don’t realize or pretend not to realize that in their day-to-day routine, they practice corruption, like giving ‘donations’ in schools to get admission quickly—corruption at its peak.
I believe that pretension is at the heart of a human being’s basic nature.
2. “I Love My Country” – Status Updated on 15th August
Another profound example of pretension would be to act patriotic. Throughout the year, people criticize India and blame their country, but all the long-lost love for the country rises from the ashes when it comes to republic day or Independence Day. They want to die for it ‘only on that particular day.’
3. Feminist Hypocrisy
If we talk about feminism, the hypocrisy of feminists is easy to point out when they fight for equality and claim to be equal to men. Yet, they want a separate boggy in metros for women and separate colleges for women, which breaks equality notions.
4. I’m Financially Independent
After marriage, if both husband and wife are earning, the household works on the husband’s income, and the wife’s income is used for savings or other purposes.
And even women who boast of being independent don’t have any problem with this setup.
5. Women Empowerment
Women empowerment is the most discussed topic in India time and again, and you would rarely find anyone against this. But when it comes to empowering our own daughters, we pull our hands back.
Such a developed country and still struggling with “beti padhao”!
6. Right to Equality
Right from the beginning, daughters, even in the most elite class societies, are taught how to cook or do other household chores. It’s almost mandatory for girls to know cooking because, according to their parents, no boy would want a girl who doesn’t know how to cook.
On the other hand, Sons have the liberty not to learn to cook because they don’t need to, and then these same parents talk about equality in public discussions.
7. Clothes
Parents ask their daughters to dress well (avoid the so-called provocative dresses) because they might get raped if they wear shorts, skirts, etc. However, they never teach their boys to behave properly with girls when they go out.
I think it’s high time to question boys wearing shorts while going out. What if they get raped?
8. What is Cultured? Who Decides This?
According to the general perspective, dresses like sarees and suits are traditional and should be worn by their daughters, especially daughters-in-law. These dresses show their good character and are not very revealing. I doubt so… We are, indeed, stuck with stereotypes that have no logic.
9. LGBTQ+
Apart from these gender differences, why do we forget the LGBTQ+ communities when we talk about equality? Why are gay marriages banned in India? They, too, are humans, and naturally, they have certain desires. Can we take a break from these conventions and think more humanely about these issues that shouldn’t concern us?
10. PDA
It’s almost a crime to kiss in public or show any other kind of so-called ‘Public Display of Affection’. But it’s okay to fight in public or eve-tease (such a petty word given to this act) in public, and people don’t care much about it compared to the level of attention they show to couples kissing or any such stuff.
Instead of fighting, people should start kissing whenever they need attention!
11. Wanna be NRI
The majority of students in India aim to study abroad or get a job there. We get our basic education in our own country, but we want to be an NRI because we think it’s high class and more profitable. And then, we criticize India for not being a developed country such as America. How do you expect it to be developed when you focus on generating another country’s national income?
12. Maggi
The government has banned Maggi as it has led to it. It ‘can’ cause cancer, but cigarettes are still easily available in markets as they will ‘definitely’ cause cancer and other such diseases.
Well, the government, too, has to keep the death rates intact!
13. Did She Say ‘SEX’?
The word ‘sex’ is such a taboo in India that even the most educated people talk in whispers while talking about this topic.
No doubt government banned porn!
14. Porn Ban
If we talk about this breaking news of porn being banned in India, people who used to say that we don’t watch it or, even better, ‘what is it?’ are the first lot of people who have a problem with it banned.
Well, their anguish is justified. The government shouldn’t have taken something from them that they weren’t aware of!
15. Donate in Temples but Shoo Beggars Away Outside
Religious hypocrisy is at the center and the most widespread issue here.
In the name of religion, people are killed, bombed, harassed, and whatnot, without realizing that God loves all his children. People are blindly donating money to temples without realizing that they contribute to the problem of the ever-increasing gap between the rich and the poor.
16. Movies with Fights
When coming to the media, censors give an A certificate to movies with nude scenes or intimate scenes because they are not good for children and can destroy their innocence. But Salman Khan fighting and boasting about his masculinity in his movies is much appreciated by the public, and he is never given an A certificate.
It is suitable for a child’s psyche and would definitely develop his mindset in the right manner!
17. Cleanup with Cameras On
Posters, articles, and various blogs are written on keeping the country clean. ‘Safari Abhiyan’ was initiated for cleanliness. The irony is that the most educated and rich people throw garbage out of their cars on a running road, and the poor and petty people clean that as a part of their everyday job. To keep the place clean, people are paid. Well, it helps in employment, though!
Again, showing off is an important activity to be undertaken each day!
18. Accident
In this script, lastly, a point that struck me is the hypocrisy of the helping attitude. From infancy up till now, we are taught to help people at all times, but if we witness an accident on the road and the victims need help, then our car’s speed increases, and we rush off as we don’t want to engage in it. We don’t help the needy because then we will have to go to the police station. Strangely, we are afraid of the police appointed for our safety.
Thanks to our judicial system!
I think that for most hypocritical acts in nature, there is a certain social construct that functions at the base of it. Its society and its construction have been followed for ages. It holds a certain kind of dominance in our heads.
People should start acknowledging the facts maturely and act accordingly, as for Indians to brush off hypocrisy completely would be next to impossible.
Last Updated on by Himani Rawat
