All are ‘peasants’ to this desi boy who claims to be in the 1% in America.
By Deepak Chitnis
WASHINGTON, DC: A social media user, known across several platforms only by the alias “Lavish P,” has been shrouded in mystery since he first made a splash online early in 2013, but may be an Indian American teenager in San Francisco, who also is known as Param Sharma.
Lavish P is an internet user with accounts on Twitter (@itslavishbitch) and Instagram (itslavishbitch), in addition to his own personal website, http://www.itslavish.com. All accounts feature posts and photographs of a 17 year-old desi boy doing all kinds of crazy things with money and other expensive goods, and talking down to those with less money than him by calling them “peasants.”
The Lavish P Twitter account features photos from behind the wheel of a Bentley luxury car, drinking wine in the elevator of an upscale hotel, and even laying down in a bed full of money. His Instragram account has similarly ostentatious pictures of briefcases full of money, and expensive watches resting on the hoods of Rolls-Royces.
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“Lavish is a wealthy teenager who lives in San Francisco, CA,” says the About Me section of his website. “He blows his money off because he likes to keep economy in flow. Playing Polo and Golf are his favorite past times. Sipping cappuccinos in his multi-million dollar penthouse, he loves taking balling to a whole new level. Your life saving are considered pocket change to him. He really loves Apple, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, True Religion, and Bvlgari Sparkling Water. He loves going to Los Angeles. It is his home away from home.”
But who is Lavish P? That question has dogged the Internet community for over a year, a community that has greeted the abrasive Internet presence with a mix of fascination, amusement, and downright scorn for this mini-Jordan Belfort.
Several Internet outlets have speculated, and later stated quite confidently, that the kid in question is Param Sanjay Sharma, a Bay Area-based desi youth originally from New Delhi. Looking at the boy’s Facebook page would seem to confirm that – the picture is clearly that of Lavish P, with his cover photo being a picture of him holding a wad of $2,000 in cash.
But it’s not yet clear whether or not Param Sanjay Sharma is the boy’s real name, if it’s someone else using pictures of another kid to set up this fake Lavish P presence online, or if Lavish P really is Sharma, having some fun online by living up to (or perhaps satirizing) the excessive wealth that America’s upper 1% enjoys.
Still a minor and presumably in high school, it’s difficult to believe that Lavish P and/or Sharma has made all this money independently, which begs the question of who his parents are. Popular social networking forum and blog, Reddit.com, posits that Sharma’s mother is the CEO of a company in India, while others think that either Sharma’s father or uncle is the source of all this wealth.
Whatever it may be, Lavish P has developed a significant following online. With 23,700 followers on Twitter (despite only tweeting 112 times in the last 15 months and following on two people – Jimmy Kimmel Live and Philthy Rich FOD), 373,320 followers on Instagram, and 1.12 million visitors to his website, Lavish P may not be slowing down anytime soon.
For now, he will continue to split his time between San Francisco and his “second home,” Los Angeles. Look out for more riveting pictures of him and his Louis Vuitton accessories, his arsenal of Apple products, and his bags and bags of cash.
To contact the author, email to deepakchitnis@americanbazaaronline.com
5 Comments
You cannot compare people in America to the millionaires with loads of black money in India. Indian’s who have it,REALLY HAVE IT!!!!!!
I understand that there are people who really have good money, but may be they earned this money themselves. And there are not so many rich people in America. A big amount of people have financial problems and need financial help. Some people use credit cards, other borrow money form their relatives or turn to online money services. I use this fast and quality service in case I need cash. Unfortunately today the government doesn’t help people who are in debts. It doesn’t matter who gave this money to him. People have to apperceive that there are rich people who have money and not to criticize them.
I understand that there are people who really have good money, but may be they earned this money themselves. And there are not so many rich people in America. A big amount of people have financial problems and need financial help. Some people use credit cards, other borrow money form their relatives or turn to online money services. I use this fast and quality service in case I need cash. Unfortunately today the government doesn’t help people who are in debts. It doesn’t matter who gave this money to him. People have to apperceive that there are rich people who have money and not to criticize them.
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