India, May 29 -- An Indian-American rancher has gone viral after shutting down online trolls who targeted him with racist abuse over a video of him working his land. After uploading the clip, he was hit with a wave of hateful comments questioning his identity as a cowboy. Instead of backing down, he issued a powerful statement emphasising that hate will not stop him from feeding cows or expanding his business. He has now launched a fundraiser to turn the negative remarks into a positive opportunity to buy more land and grow his cattle ranch.

"Folks have thrown a lot of hate my way for being an Indian American cowboy and rancher. Truth is, I never set out to fit anyone's idea of what a cowboy should look like - I just went to work, raised...