Can’t you just lie?
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In most Indian villages, people are familiar with everyone around them. They know each other’s relatives, visitors, and even where their children have migrated to and their professions, their spouses etc. Villagers are deeply involved in each other’s lives, and the concept of personal space doesn’t exist. In fact, demanding personal space can be offensive in the social circles. If someone lies about their background, such as claiming to be from a different caste or village, they might need to fabricate an extensive story to maintain the lie. This is because in India, it’s common for people to have connections across various places. If you claim to be from a particular village, there’s a high chance someone might know someone from there. This could lead to inquiries about you. This sort of inquiries and investigations is very common during arranged marriages. For example, if a person claims to be from a certain village or a certain cast and someone else knows another person from that village, they might inquire about the claimant during their next conversation. If the claimant is unknown in the village they claimed to be from, their lie could be exposed. Now from my personal experience almost 99.99% of the conversations in India between 2 ordinary middle/old aged people are about someone else (gossip). Maybe youngsters would talk about things, like cinema or whatever.
And skin color is significant in India. Darker skin is associated with lower caste status and unfortunately you’ll struggle a lot if you are darker in complexion. And if you lie with a darker skin tone the scrutiny will be much more intense.
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