Uber Australia banned woman because of her name trends now
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A young Sydney mum was banned from the Uber rideshare and food delivery service because her name which, though common in some countries, is considered offensive in Australia and most other places.
Swastika Chandra's first name means good luck and prosperity in the ancient Sanskrit language, which is a major part of her identity as a Hindu.
But when the Islamist terror group Hamas murdered around 1,200 people in Israel last October, Uber changed its terms around names deemed to be offensive and kicked the 35-year-old mum of one off the app.
Ms Chandra grew up in Fiji, where the name Swastika - despite its connections to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis - was not unusual in classrooms throughout her childhood.
'It is a very common name. I personally know four or five other girls with the same name,' she told A Current Affair. 'It means good luck. It means good things for me.'
Sydney mum Swastika Chandra (pictured) was banned from the Uber rideshare service because her name which, though common in some countries, is considered offensive in Australia and most other places
Swastika Chandra's first name means good luck and prosperity in the ancient Sanskrit language, which is a major part of her identity as a Hindu, but Uber (logo pictured) did not see it that way
Her first name is on her birth certificate, her Australian citizenship certificate, her Medicare card and driver's licence, but last October, Uber banned her account.
'I was putting in an order for food one afternoon and went to the payment stage and this pop-up came up saying,
