You "heard" it all around you recently is what proves my point. American media is desperately trying to paint Hindus = casteist angle for last few years now. So

You "heard" it all around you recently is what proves my point. American media is desperately trying to paint Hindus = casteist angle for last few years now. So headlines are deliberately modified to amplify caste angle even when there is none. There aren't any cases about caste- there is only 1 Cisco case which was repeated on and on by media. Read its rebuttal by Hindu American Foundation https://www.hinduamerican.org/press/california-cisco-case-violates-religious-freedom https://www.hinduamerican.org/press/california-cisco-case-vi... As for caste awareness, do you believe Pew research is the best research agency out there ? Here is their 2021 paper on caste in India. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/06/29/attitudes-about-caste/ https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/06/29/attitudes-ab... It also has a paper about caste dynamics of Indians coming to USA where it mentioned 95% of Indians are unaware of their caste identity (i will find that link too). Meanwhile read the linked one. Most Indians don't face discrimination based on caste