yes. Surname change was to avoid revealing caste. No appropriation of "lower caste" to get favorable quota. I have no evidentiary way to conclude if change en

yes. Surname change was to avoid revealing caste. No appropriation of "lower caste" to get favorable quota. I have no evidentiary way to conclude if change ended up helping me or not. I just never had to face caste based discrimination. I shared the experience, so folks on this forums come out knowing more than what is typically seen in media. No rhetoric. There is no denying, that problem is real.