Not true. Respectfully I say the following - You may come from an upper caste and so a place of privilege where you weren’t subjected to unfair actions. I’m not

Not true. Respectfully I say the following - You may come from an upper caste and so a place of privilege where you weren’t subjected to unfair actions. I’m not upper caste and I’ve experienced it all. My skin, eye color and mannerisms defy the backward caste stereotype. People assume I’m a Brahmin. When they discover I’m not things change. How did they discover this? My colleges thought it was a great idea to post the caste next to exam seat numbers. Yeah… this was in a metro, not a small town. Here in the US, some narrow minded people straight up ask about caste. Some are “smarter” and ask about how you celebrate specific festivals as a way of inferring your caste. It’s deeply systemic in India much like the systemic racism in the US. Only a privileged person can say it’s gone since no one treats anyone as untouchable anymore. There are many more subtle ways. People don’t get jobs because of their last names. Promotions will be denied or you might be the first to be laid off. Nepotism is rife. My wife is upper caste and her life experience in India is diametrically opposite of mine. She acknowledges my experience but still doesn’t fully comprehend it. Heck my in law still cling to stereotypes and how I’m one of the good ones (cue similarity to racism in America) If you really look carefully you’ll start to notice it everywhere.