Rajesh Koothrappali

Rajesh Koothrappali is an Big Bang Theory minifigure from the TV sitcom, The Big Bang Theory who appears in the set 21302 The Big Bang Theory.
==Background==
Rajesh Ramayan "Raj" Koothrappali, Ph.D., is an astrophysicist and Howard Wolowitz's best friend. He often hangs out at Leonard and Sheldon's apartment, though he has his own apartment (the Raj Mahal) in Pasadena. Raj fell in love with astronomy while attending Cambridge University. Originally from New Delhi, Raj has an Indian English accent and, ironically, dislikes Indian food and culture. He frequently portrays himself as having come from humble origins and growing up in poverty in India, only for his friends to remind him that his father is a doctor, drives a Bentley, and has a house full of servants. For the first six seasons, his principal characteristic was a case of selective mutism, which did not allow him to talk to women outside of his family. This condition could be suppressed through alcohol (or if he thought he was drinking alcohol) or experimental social anxiety medications; however, the former usually ended up changing his personality, making him more obnoxious and overbearing, while the latter tended to have unpredictable side-effects.
==Appearances==
*21302 The Big Bang Theory
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