The aftermath of COVID-19 was multifaced. Since, the origin of this virus was from China, the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed hate and xenophobia against the Asians. A similar situation was observed in India as multiple hate crimes were reported against the North-eastern Indians. Possibly it brought to the surface the already subdued biasness emanating from the cultural differences. Discriminatory content on social media took many forms like posting and sharing of derogatory content, racial epithets, stereotyping, symbols of hate, implicit and explicit racist statements, graphic representations of physical and sexual harm to women and children etc. This paper aims to explore and understand the experiences of vicarious discriminatory experiences of individuals from north-eastern India during the outbreak of COVID-19. Data is collected and interpreted following a phenomenological approach. The analysis from the interviews of the eight participants revealed three interlinked superordinate themes. 1) Awareness of vulnerability 2) Racism is a standard process 3) Minority lives do not matter during crises. Obtaining insights into the processes involved could be instrumental in understanding the ground level problems faced by the regional minorities in India, making inclusion policies and programmes to develop harmony and sensitization of the mainlanders, and modifying the internet safety protocols in the country.