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There are some areas of India, such as Bihar, where 40% of the populace cannot even read or write, let alone be educated. Such areas tend to be socially backwar

There are some areas of India, such as Bihar, where 40% of the populace cannot even read or write, let alone be educated. Such areas tend to be socially backward. Other areas are not that backward. Yes, the ancient caste system still exists in India, in the backward areas. But in other areas it is only relevant when it comes to politics, mainly. See: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/opinion/sunday/caste-is-not-past.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/opinion/sunday/caste-is-no...

covfefeblack 6y ago
Is there anyone on this thread who believes this is not good behavior or that the perpetrator should not be punished? I'm all for exposing systemic injustice.. but I don't know how a post about a shitty human being in a company with abysmal hr practices turns into a thread about how terrible Indians are and a kind of weird racism..
sreevisakh 6y ago
Privileged people just fail to see rampant caste discrimination existing in the entire country. The discrimination you are talking about is the overt one - like in cases where Dalits are prevented from using wells. But covert discrimination exists even in the most prestigious institutions in India [1]. The upper castes do not cite caste as a reason to discriminate, but use other reasons. That way, the upper castes can observe discrimination without being called out for being politically wrong. Lower castes are selectively branded as under-performing in academia, government and private organizations. Rentals are denied to dalits even in Bengaluru and Mumbai citing 'non-vegetarianism' [2] (an easy way to discriminate). And there are upper caste groups playing politics to deny career growth to lower caste people in almost every institution. Denial of caste based discrimination is at obscene levels. The truth is that lower castes get discriminated against, even in urban areas, no matter what their credentials or merits are. [1] https://theprint.in/opinion/brahmins-on-india-campuses-studying-science-is-natural-to-upper-castes/378901/ https://theprint.in/opinion/brahmins-on-india-campuses-study... [2] https://livewire.thewire.in/personal/caste-isnt-just-confined-to-rural-india-its-also-part-of-our-urban-reality/ https://livewire.thewire.in/personal/caste-isnt-just-confine...
- flowerlad 6y ago
  > rampant caste discrimination existing in the entire country That's a very broad brush you are painting with! Some parts of the country have made significant progress. See for example work done by Narayana Guru, a social reformer in the 1800s, and its impact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana_Guru#Fight_against_casteism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana_Guru#Fight_against_ca...
  - sreevisakh 6y ago
    That doesn't contradict my point at all. Narayana Guru's and others' work just helped stave off overt display of casteism. The practitioners just switched to covert discrimination - very much like in the CISCO case. Along with that started this effort to deny its existence to resist the very much needed reforms.

covfefeblack 6y ago

Is there anyone on this thread who believes this is not good behavior or that the perpetrator should not be punished? I'm all for exposing systemic injustice.. but I don't know how a post about a shitty human being in a company with abysmal hr practices turns into a thread about how terrible Indians are and a kind of weird racism..

sreevisakh 6y ago

Privileged people just fail to see rampant caste discrimination existing in the entire country. The discrimination you are talking about is the overt one - like in cases where Dalits are prevented from using wells. But covert discrimination exists even in the most prestigious institutions in India [1]. The upper castes do not cite caste as a reason to discriminate, but use other reasons. That way, the upper castes can observe discrimination without being called out for being politically wrong. Lower castes are selectively branded as under-performing in academia, government and private organizations. Rentals are denied to dalits even in Bengaluru and Mumbai citing 'non-vegetarianism' [2] (an easy way to discriminate). And there are upper caste groups playing politics to deny career growth to lower caste people in almost every institution. Denial of caste based discrimination is at obscene levels. The truth is that lower castes get discriminated against, even in urban areas, no matter what their credentials or merits are. [1] https://theprint.in/opinion/brahmins-on-india-campuses-studying-science-is-natural-to-upper-castes/378901/ https://theprint.in/opinion/brahmins-on-india-campuses-study... [2] https://livewire.thewire.in/personal/caste-isnt-just-confined-to-rural-india-its-also-part-of-our-urban-reality/ https://livewire.thewire.in/personal/caste-isnt-just-confine...

flowerlad 6y ago
> rampant caste discrimination existing in the entire country That's a very broad brush you are painting with! Some parts of the country have made significant progress. See for example work done by Narayana Guru, a social reformer in the 1800s, and its impact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana_Guru#Fight_against_casteism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana_Guru#Fight_against_ca...
- sreevisakh 6y ago
  That doesn't contradict my point at all. Narayana Guru's and others' work just helped stave off overt display of casteism. The practitioners just switched to covert discrimination - very much like in the CISCO case. Along with that started this effort to deny its existence to resist the very much needed reforms.