Khushwant Singh became famous cracking Sardarji jokes. So did actor Mehmood parodying Tamilians. Nirad C Chaudhuri lampooned Bengalis, despite being one himself, and eventually settled down in Oxford after a whole life sucking up to the English. Yet Bengalis remained his most ardent fans. Freddie Mercury spent a lifetime denying his Parsi roots. Yet Queen was always India's favourite rock group.

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