And rhyming is also my game. So, uh, two games. He is an astrophysicist and Howard Wolowitz 's best friend. Aside from Penny , he often hangs out at Leonard and Sheldon 's apartment , though he had his own apartment the Raj Mahal in Pasadena.
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 gynecologist, drives a Bentley, and has a house full of servants. For the first six seasons, his principal characteristic was a case of selective mutism social anxiety disorder, 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, but the former usually ended up changing his personality, making him more obnoxious and overbearing and at times, bitter and jerkish while the latter tended to have unpredictable side-effects.
Koothrappali and Mrs. At the age of 5, he 'discovered' a celestial object which later turned out to be the moon. He also has a younger sister Priya , a brother named Adoot , 2 other brothers and 1 other sister.
While growing up in India, he didn't really like it there and grew to dislike his country's food and culture. While speaking to his then-girlfriend Lucy , he stated that he thought Cambridge University looked like Hogwarts from Harry Potter. After graduating with a degree in astrophysics, he moved to Pasadena , California. There, he met Howard Wolowitz , who became his best friend, and Howard's mother made Raj feel welcome into their house though, for 2 years, she thought he was the gardener.
In , he met Leonard Hofstadter in the university and made friends with. Leonard, Howard and Raj made a great trio. He also met Leonard's roommate Sheldon Cooper and just like Howard and Leonard, he got frustrated with him. What started the social group with Leonard is the team leader. Raj and Howard meet Leonard and Sheldon's new neighbour, Penny , who quickly learns of Raj's inability to speak to women unless they're part of a crowd or he's drunk, the latter of which is discovered later in the season.
