1) Ethnic and religious slur 
Dkhar is a derogatory slur used to refer to non-tribal outsiders in Meghalaya. The term is a Khasi word which means a foreigner. It is sometimes abbeviated to Khar. The resentment against the non-tribal outsiders were mostly against the Bengalis and the Nepalis who constituted bulk of the non-tribal population of the state. In 1979-80, Khasi mobs ...