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title: "9 Misconceptions About India"  
description: "India is always portrayed as a world of mysticism and magic, where people from the West come to find peace and meaning in life. Here's some misconceptions"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-30  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1717/9-misconceptions-about-india  
category: "travel"  
tags: ["India", "Indian", "misconceptions", "Indian misconceptions", "facts", "about Indian misconceptions"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# 9 Misconceptions About India

![9 Misconceptions About India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0332eb4-9e6b-472f-83d4-28833b9c037d/images/c6364ed7-8cc4-409a-85a7-d786113ef48e.jpeg) ![9 Misconceptions About India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0332eb4-9e6b-472f-83d4-28833b9c037d/images/7c6d22a4-7cb1-420d-bb5a-b4afa9cc1c21.jpeg) India smells funny There’s reports all over about people stepping off the plane to India and being hit by the stench. ![9 Misconceptions About India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0332eb4-9e6b-472f-83d4-28833b9c037d/images/c6364ed7-8cc4-409a-85a7-d786113ef48e.jpeg) Indian is a language Nope. There’s hundreds of languages being spoken throughout the country ![9 Misconceptions About India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0332eb4-9e6b-472f-83d4-28833b9c037d/images/d9cf3989-3a09-4531-aed0-20ab53c2c774.jpeg) All Indian food is spicy This has become a running joke than anything, not all Indian food will make you run to the loo with a fiery butthole ![9 Misconceptions About India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0332eb4-9e6b-472f-83d4-28833b9c037d/images/1cf40293-5769-4bfc-958c-06300c50f267.jpeg) India is hot and sweaty India has some of the most diverse weather. ![9 Misconceptions About India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0332eb4-9e6b-472f-83d4-28833b9c037d/images/c77f6165-5ce2-48ca-ada4-6f053ff0ffde.jpeg) We’re all good at math and coding No we’re not! There’s all kinds of people in the country, and most of us are normal, everyday folks. ![9 Misconceptions About India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0332eb4-9e6b-472f-83d4-28833b9c037d/images/41ee16af-350d-4d06-a669-87c3099bbb91.jpeg) There’s elephants and snake charmers everywhere, The country is pretty developed, and both aspects survive together. ![9 Misconceptions About India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0332eb4-9e6b-472f-83d4-28833b9c037d/images/acc725e0-17d6-4739-b16e-79b22051b4ec.jpeg) Indian people only wear saris and kurtas There’s a wide range of clothing, depending on the culture of the area. ![9 Misconceptions About India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0332eb4-9e6b-472f-83d4-28833b9c037d/images/9380f908-9a4f-4c6a-a69d-352009a31c86.jpeg) Every Indian reveres cows Cows are holy as a part of Hindu religion, but it’s not like people say a prayer every time they see cow ![9 Misconceptions About India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0332eb4-9e6b-472f-83d4-28833b9c037d/images/9c79c50a-3437-40da-bb85-34c08e75f16f.jpeg) India is a country for Hindus Totally untrue. The term Hindustan was coined by the Arabs.

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