1. Casteism is not going down in India but has become much worse. Even in developed cities. Me and my friends live through a life where our relationship choices

1. Casteism is not going down in India but has become much worse. Even in developed cities. Me and my friends live through a life where our relationship choices continue to become pain points or even complete ostracizations, these are IIT educated Brahmins for example. You’re right you might live your life without knowing this exists especially in a city like Mumbai if your family and friends circle is progressive but that doesn’t mean it’s not a problem. 2. I think a higher proportion of American Indians (including second generation) than even Indians in India are casteist. Just my observation. Leaving their home country and in this political climate with their general ideologies seems to engender embracing such ideas as part of their identity. 3. You can’t just stay away from such folks, if those folks are in places of power at work or community. If you wish to live a life where you don’t want interact with anyone or move up somewhere sure that’s fine but Indian Americans tend to be in a lot of places of power (and guess which fraction of them also might be casteist) so it’s not escapable all the time.