The ones I have direct anecdotes of myself involve strong subcultures with strong ethnic and caste ties (e.g. Punjabi Jatts in the Central Valley or to a lesser

The ones I have direct anecdotes of myself involve strong subcultures with strong ethnic and caste ties (e.g. Punjabi Jatts in the Central Valley or to a lesser extent, Patels) sometimes retaining casteism (even inter-generationally). It also wouldn't surprise me if the Cisco allegations are accurate (less selective / meritocratic places are more likely to retain old prejudices), though the constant media claims of casteism in FAANG make me hesitant to take any allegations at face value. Edit: to be clear, I don't want to imply those subcultures are always casteist - plenty of Jats and Patels are really chill and accepting, and to stereotype them as casteist would ironically be casteist in itself.