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There is not one yet afaik. The problem is the majority of people aren't ok with the removal - they want special rights, reservations, and treatment. The sheer

There is not one yet afaik. The problem is the majority of people aren't ok with the removal - they want special rights, reservations, and treatment. The sheer power of all these people combined will overthrow any decision made by the government in that direction. These people aren't stupid but just uninformed/uneducated. It then goes into politics - the leaders are way too dumb or just don't care. They fail to spread awareness to anyone whatsoever.

l8again 6y ago
To be clear, Article 15 and 17 absolutely prohibits any discrimination based on caste and abolishes untouchability respectively. [1] The issue is that the culture still imbues caste system. All you have to do is peruse the matrimonial or see the popular netflix show Indian Matchmaking to get an idea. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064301/http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064301/http://lawmin.nic...
- samspenc 6y ago
  Thanks for clarifying, this lines up with what I heard from my Indian friends as well -- that caste discrimination is legally prohibited by the Indian constitution, but it is still embedded in the culture due to historic reasons.
publicola1990 6y ago
I think it is not about reservations or benefits majorly, but rather about the symbols that the Upper Castes are reluctant to let go of, like using caste names as surnames, and wearing of symbols, even the manner/affectations of speech, that they use to keep themselves distinct from the other Castes. And also the stigma the Upper castes, (often very subtle) exhibit towards the lower Castes. And also the fact the higher social strata comprising of top most government officials and industry executives still seems to be majorly drawn from the upper Castes. Sometimes I'm amazed at the skill some have to infer another persons caste, from the subtlest of hints/clues... As long as people keeping doing this, it is going to remain a problem.

l8again 6y ago

To be clear, Article 15 and 17 absolutely prohibits any discrimination based on caste and abolishes untouchability respectively. [1] The issue is that the culture still imbues caste system. All you have to do is peruse the matrimonial or see the popular netflix show Indian Matchmaking to get an idea. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064301/http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064301/http://lawmin.nic...

samspenc 6y ago
Thanks for clarifying, this lines up with what I heard from my Indian friends as well -- that caste discrimination is legally prohibited by the Indian constitution, but it is still embedded in the culture due to historic reasons.

publicola1990 6y ago

I think it is not about reservations or benefits majorly, but rather about the symbols that the Upper Castes are reluctant to let go of, like using caste names as surnames, and wearing of symbols, even the manner/affectations of speech, that they use to keep themselves distinct from the other Castes. And also the stigma the Upper castes, (often very subtle) exhibit towards the lower Castes. And also the fact the higher social strata comprising of top most government officials and industry executives still seems to be majorly drawn from the upper Castes. Sometimes I'm amazed at the skill some have to infer another persons caste, from the subtlest of hints/clues... As long as people keeping doing this, it is going to remain a problem.