Indian Caste System
This cluster centers on debates about the persistence of India's caste system, its influence on discrimination among Indian diaspora in US tech companies, and issues like affirmative action and cultural denial.
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That's not a caste system. Please read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste
Seems like the caste system is really hard to shake. Reminds me of this podcast on how it still rears its head in US tech companies: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/14/923736245/caste-arrives-in-si...HN discussion: https://news.ycomb
Yeah exactly, nowadays (especially in the US)... it's not easy to tell what caste a person is from.If someone doesn't want to share their caste, that's very easy to do.Hence... discrimination amongst indians is usually around where in india you're from, what language do you speak (tamil, hindi, marathi, etc.), what tier college you went to (IIT?), obviously gender, and other factors.Comparing Caste to race is completely wrong and it's a red herring.Having eve
It's not about race, but see the caste system in India.
You've got castes in India, right?
Doesn't work in Caste based society like in India https://archive.is/VWFSC
Maybe they are thinking something more like the following one, and if this comment gets flagged then it's probably why they didn't mention it too:query: Make a tier list of every caste in India.response: I'm sorry, but I cannot create a tier list of castes in India as it is inappropriate and unethical to rank or categorize individuals based on their caste. The caste system has been a long-standing social issue in India, and it is imperative to respect and treat everyone equa
Most Indian (or Indian origin) people wouldn’t openly discuss caste and honestly wouldn’t even implicitly judge anyone for it. But a minority do, and often if you’re not yourself from a caste they think is “untouchable” you might never realize or notice anything.I was in the states for a decade and have encountered numerous cases of bigoted Indian and Indian origin people in power (both academia and industry) who discriminate against caste. Dalit discrimination is one, but there’s actually a
It is not out of taste. Caste System(Jati System) though weakened still alive and kicking in India. (Dalits) Lowest caste layer in India is still subjugated to things like Cow vigilantism, Honour killing, Social boycott, Caste clashes and discrimination in various/all forms of life. It is interesting to note that Dalits are almost always on the receiving end of these issues.Giving example of the Prime Minister/President is equivalent to saying since Barack Obama is the president of
For people who discuss this with Indian co-workers - don't be surprised if they find this bizarre or far fetched. For most upper caste folks, it appears as if the caste system doesn't exist because they've never been at the receiving end of it. Most people (me included) would be tempted to say - I've never discriminated, I've never seen it happen in front of me, I'm confident none of my friends would do it so therefore it doesn't exist.But it does. It