Anurag Sobti still remembers feeling alone and like the odd one out after migrating to Australia from India at age 13. The son of Sikhs had suddenly become the only boy wearing a turban at his school in Sydney, a stark contrast to a life of belonging and community in Punjab.

Now 29, the geotechnical engineer is ready to show his face to all of Australia when he competes on The Amazing Race Australia next month. Alongside his partner on the show, longtime friend Jaskirat Dhingra , he hopes to challenge stereotypes about Sikh people so the younger generation doesnt question their sense of selves like he did growing up.

Being a teenager, it was a big change, Anurag told HuffPost Australia about moving to Australia with his family in the early 2000s.