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Old August 17th, 2013 #5
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@AlexLinder5 'Gora' or 'firangi' refer to Whites. But they aren't slurs exactly though not used in polite conversation
Investing those terms is quite informative as they seem to carry a lot of White (Aryan) history.


The term 'gora' has two relevant associations.

Gora Gora

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  1. Gora (clan), a clan of Jats found in north India
  2. Gora (racial epithet), or gaura, a Hindi and Indo-Aryan word for Europeans or a light-skinned person
With the regards, to the first association, the 'clan of Jat'

W Gora (clan)
Jat_people Jat_people

World_Jat_Aryan_Foundation World_Jat_Aryan_Foundation


Following many hyperlinks on those pages the common factor is north-east India and modern Pakistan which would be considered the home of the Indian branch of Aryans and all that that implies.


Gora (racial_epithet) #G

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A South Asian adjective for a yellow-skinned or light-brown person, whether from India, Pakistan or other regions. The word literally means "white" or "fair-skinned" in Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi and Punjabi.

The term 'firangi' ...


firangi firangi

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Firangi TV is a channel from the Sahara One Media, one of India's media giants based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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The target audience for channel is aimed at 20-40 year olds residing in northern and western India.
Not sure if the word has a different meaning in this context. Either way, what makes the people of north-west India so distinct from the rest of India that they are targeted with different entreatment? Is this a race issue like in America where Whites and niggers have different tastes?

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/firangi

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(India, UK, Pakistan) A foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
The origin of the word may be related to Franks, which in the East, during the Middle Ages was used as a synonym for European. This would be similar the reason why "linga franca" (the language of the Franks) which really meant language of the Europeans, not the Franks.
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