Ye Koi Randikhana Hai / GD Bakshi

About

Ye Koi Randikhana Hai? is a catchphrase and exploitable meme that stems from a viral video featuring retired Indian Army Officer Major General G.D. Bakshi. Major General Bakshi delivered a speech at the Indoi Analytics Conclave in January 2019 and commented on Pakistani soldiers entering Indian territory by saying "Ye koi randikhana hai?" which translates to "Is this some brothel?" Major General Bakshi's agitated delivery of the line became a viral meme soon after the video was posted to YouTube.

Origin

On January 17th, 2019, the YouTube^[1] account for the Indoi Analytics Conclave posted a recording of Major General G.D. Bakshi's speech from January 14th of that year. At the 11:40 timestamp, Major General Bakshi delivers the memorable line, "Ye koi randikhana hai?" in reference to Pakistani soldiers crossing into Indian territory. The video has gathered over 3 million plays in four years (seen below).

On February 27th, 2019, Twitter^[2] user @AMIT_GUJJU was the first to repost the clip from the aforementioned video, gathering over 600 likes in four years. The clip was reposted again by Twitter^[3] user @Le_Sabre54 on March 1st, 2019, where it gathered over 230,000 views and 1,800 likes in four years (seen below).

Maj Gen GD Bakhshi screaming into a microphone – of the constitution club – asking if he is in a whore house is probably one of my favourite things on the internet right now pic.twitter.com/hCV2ASKJ4I

— D (@Le_Sabre54) March 1, 2019

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On March 1st, 2019, Twitter^[4] user @karachikhatmal posted a tweet using the meme, gathering over 200 likes in four years (seen below, left). On March 8th, 2019, Instagram^[5] page @bakchodiyaan posted a video using the meme, gathering over 35,000 views in four years (seen below, right).

On November 24th, 2019, Instagram^[6] page @sarcastic.ind posted a meme using the image of Major General Bakshi, gathering over 3,900 likes in four years (seen below, left). On December 29th, 2021, Instagram^[7] page @ghantastic_society posted a meme using the image as well, gathering over 600 likes in two years (seen below, right).

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