Watch Tower: The Shilpa opera
It is obvious that the participants are very aware that whatever they say or do is likely to be shown on TV screens- Tushar Charan
Among the many common human frailties are use of abusive language in a fit of rage and if an exchange involves two persons of different nationalities or religions it can also become racist and bigoted. Deplorable as this trait may be, not many ordinary mortals can honestly claim to have eschewed them. Exchange of racist or similar other curses among Indians of different background may shock some but does not come as a surprise.

In fact, abuse of race, religion and caste is as common in India as it is in British 'schools and pubs', to quote a British interlocutor. To call certain Dalits by the trade supposedly germane to their caste is a penal offence in India and yet one can hear the prohibited words in quarrelsome exchanges. In England, even the Queen's consort, not to mention lesser subjects, has been known to take a racial dig at Indians. One does not remember India seeking 'action' by Her Majesty's government to pull up Prince Phillip, who did not offer any 'apology' either.