Rajesh

Rajesh is Howard Wolowitz&apos;s (Simon Helberg) best friend, which Kunal Nayyar calls a bromance. The relationship has also been described by Leonard &apos;s mother, Dr. Beverly Hofstadter, (Christine Baranski) as an "ersatz homosexual marriage." Raj works as an astrophysicist in the Physics Department at Caltech. His principal characteristic is selective mutism which does not allow him to talk to women (outside of his family) unless under the influence of alcohol or believing that he consumed alcohol.

Rajesh, who is normally called Raj, is from New Delhi, India. However, he despises Indian food, and his knowledge of Indian culture and Hinduism is often disputed by Sheldon Cooper, who usually proves to be right. He was born into a wealthy family and has five siblings, one of whom, Priya, is a former girlfriend of Leonard&apos;s. Raj is normally seen wearing a layered combination of a shirt and sweater vest, khakis, and a windbreaker, usually a brightly colored fleece or pastel gabardine.

All of the guys enjoy playing Halo every Wednesday at Sheldon and Leonard&apos;s apartment and occasionally at Koothrappali&apos;s apartment. They also play Age of Conan, with Raj stating he has experienced gaming addiction.