Rejected for flats in Delhi just because of my name
Flat hunting in Delhi as a Muslim student has been genuinely exhausting.
A lot of times, owners didn’t even try to hide it. The broker would mention my name and the response would be straight-up: “Muslims are a big no.”
The most shocking one happened recently.
My friends and I were about to finalise a 3BHK for ₹65k. It was owner-free, everything looked sorted, and the broker specifically told us the owner was highly educated and lived in DLF, so I honestly thought this time the usual issue wouldn’t come up.
Instead, he was the one who directly said: “No Muslim allowed.”
No excuses, no fake “already rented” story. Just that.
What makes it worse is that I’m not even flat hunting alone. We’re a group, financially stable, ready to pay, and every time this happens it affects everyone because my name alone becomes enough reason to reject us.
Delhi loves calling itself modern and progressive, but if your religion can get you rejected before someone even meets you, what exactly are we progressing towards?