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> Maybe it's culturally independent of the caste system Is exactly my point. There seems to be tendency among Western observers to treat the caste system as a
by unmole 11mo ago
> Maybe it's culturally independent of the caste system
Is exactly my point.
There seems to be tendency among Western observers to treat the caste system as a catch-all explanation for social dynamics in India. That kind of reductionism doens't have a lot of explanatory value.
- throwaway2037 11mo agoThank to write this post. It drives me crazy on HN how many people tout this reductionist view of Indian culture. One thing I tell myself: The Indian nation is changing so fast that it is a new country every 10 years.