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How does one tactfully determine what percentage of a company is Indian?

• coopsmgoops 6y ago
  Names possibly? I'm purely speculating here, but since India has such a huge population anyone with a indianesque name is probably Indian. Especially if it's the case that muslims from pakistan have distinct names. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  • nsenifty 6y ago
    Name is not a reliable indicator of caste for all Indians. A large portion of South Indians don't have a surname - they just use their dad's first name or the name of their hometown. Even among North Indians who do have a caste-based surname, many ditch that in favor of something like "Kumar".
• dbuder 6y ago
  DNA tests before interviews. You think I'm joking, but that is where all this is headed - the Oscars thing opened the door further, got to make sure you meet the quota - people don't always know what their true ancestry is, how can the employer be sure they are hiring enough people with enough of the "right" race without hard evidence?
• aikinai 6y ago
  It looks like that part of the article is just a made up number. The real content is about a specific case of post-hiring discrimination. If there were a source for the 90% figure, that would be a totally separate issue with different causes and different considerations.