When Sadhguru told Juhi Chawla he has ‘an uneducated look’, revealed immigration officers in American ask him, ‘Can you speak English?’

Sadhguru replied, “Do I look that educated? Don’t insult me like that. Actually, when I go and stand in immigration lines, particularly in America, they look at me and say, ‘Can you speak English?’ I say (nods). Because I have that uneducated look, it’s not easy. Do you know what it takes to remain uneducated?”

He continued, “Education is just 20 years of going somewhere and getting a certificate. To remain uneducated, it’s very difficult. Because from the day you’re born, your parents, every adult, everybody is trying to educate you about something that hasn’t worked in their life.”

Recently, Sudha Murthy has also narrated several similar anecdotes. In an appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show, she recalled how she was called a ‘cattle class person’ on an international flight, even though she had a business class ticket. This happened, she said, because she was wearing a salwar kameez. On the same show, she recalled how the UK immigration authorities refused to believe her when she said that she is the mother-in-law of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. “He thought I was joking. No one believes that I, a 72 year old, simple lady, can be the mother-in-law of the Prime Minister,” she said on the show.