Rajesh Koothrappali: More Than Just the Lovable Mute from The Big Bang Theory
Introduction Remember the scene? Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali, impeccably dressed but frozen in silence, desperately miming his thoughts to Howard, who then awkwardly translates to the women in the room. These initial scenes perfectly encapsulate the charm and the central conflict of Raj’s character in The Big Bang Theory. He began as the socially awkward astrophysicist,…