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I worked in 3 different companies (Hyderabad, Bangalore) in South India and did not see any evidence of caste discrimination. Or even people talking about discr

I worked in 3 different companies (Hyderabad, Bangalore) in South India and did not see any evidence of caste discrimination. Or even people talking about discrimination in office. While I did see discrimination in college, which was in a rural town in South India.

dilawar 3y ago
Pizza delivery is also casteless!
awintr 3y ago
You wouldn’t necessarily unless you were looking for it
petesergeant 3y ago
> I worked in 3 different companies (Hyderabad, Bangalore) in South India and did not see any evidence of caste discrimination Are you of a member of a discriminated-against caste? If not, it may simply be it wasn't visible to you.
- soligern 3y ago
  It doesn’t work like that. This isn’t like racism where differences are immediately superficially apparent. You need to have conversations bordering on light interrogations to determine who is what.
  - petesergeant 3y ago
    That is in contrast to the article, which says: > Typically, one's surname (last name) is a giveaway and most Indians can reasonably identify someone's caste based on the last name
    - isanjay 3y ago
      That only applies to Northern part of the country. In south each state has it's own language and there is no way an outside state person can know your caste without asking
      - soligern 3y ago
        Even in the north, someone from Himachal Pradesh is not going to be able to identify someone’s caste in Bihar or West Bengal
        isanjay 3y ago
        Thank you. I didn't know that :)
  - hef19898 3y ago
    Just because people from outside the caste system cannot spot it, and it is much jarder to spot than say discrmination against people of color or women, doesn't mean caste based discrimination isn't every single bit as racist as all other forms of racism.
    - soligern 3y ago
      I guess that depends on your definition of racism. Can people from the UK be racist to the Polish? If yes, fine. But technically it’s different from racism and more nationally based bigotry.
      - hef19898 3y ago
        The was a race in Europe that faut a genocidal war against East Europeans, based on perceived race. Playing semantics during discussions on discrmination always has some undertones of trying to justify said discrimination, because of course it is something different...
        soligern 3y ago
        Semantics may not be the most helpful during a discussion of this but neither is application of modes/solutions learnt from other forms of bigotry. The best way to kill the caste system is to forget about it which is in the process of happening. It’s not further entrenching yourself in that identity that may be necessary in more superficial forms of bigotry.
        balls187 3y ago
        Does your proposed solution also include forgetting the benefits members of higher castes have historically received? Because that sounds a lot like telling someone to pull themselves up from their bootstraps after stealing their boots.
        soligern 3y ago
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- isanjay 3y ago
  See the other comment. I agree with him.
lowbloodsugar 3y ago
I worked at one, and it was pretty blatant.
- isanjay 3y ago
  Which City ?

dilawar 3y ago

Pizza delivery is also casteless!

awintr 3y ago

You wouldn’t necessarily unless you were looking for it

petesergeant 3y ago

> I worked in 3 different companies (Hyderabad, Bangalore) in South India and did not see any evidence of caste discrimination Are you of a member of a discriminated-against caste? If not, it may simply be it wasn't visible to you.

soligern 3y ago
It doesn’t work like that. This isn’t like racism where differences are immediately superficially apparent. You need to have conversations bordering on light interrogations to determine who is what.
- petesergeant 3y ago
  That is in contrast to the article, which says: > Typically, one's surname (last name) is a giveaway and most Indians can reasonably identify someone's caste based on the last name
  - isanjay 3y ago
    That only applies to Northern part of the country. In south each state has it's own language and there is no way an outside state person can know your caste without asking
    - soligern 3y ago
      Even in the north, someone from Himachal Pradesh is not going to be able to identify someone’s caste in Bihar or West Bengal
      - isanjay 3y ago
        Thank you. I didn't know that :)
- hef19898 3y ago
  Just because people from outside the caste system cannot spot it, and it is much jarder to spot than say discrmination against people of color or women, doesn't mean caste based discrimination isn't every single bit as racist as all other forms of racism.
  - soligern 3y ago
    I guess that depends on your definition of racism. Can people from the UK be racist to the Polish? If yes, fine. But technically it’s different from racism and more nationally based bigotry.
    - hef19898 3y ago
      The was a race in Europe that faut a genocidal war against East Europeans, based on perceived race. Playing semantics during discussions on discrmination always has some undertones of trying to justify said discrimination, because of course it is something different...
      - soligern 3y ago
        Semantics may not be the most helpful during a discussion of this but neither is application of modes/solutions learnt from other forms of bigotry. The best way to kill the caste system is to forget about it which is in the process of happening. It’s not further entrenching yourself in that identity that may be necessary in more superficial forms of bigotry.
        balls187 3y ago
        Does your proposed solution also include forgetting the benefits members of higher castes have historically received? Because that sounds a lot like telling someone to pull themselves up from their bootstraps after stealing their boots.
        soligern 3y ago
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isanjay 3y ago
See the other comment. I agree with him.

lowbloodsugar 3y ago

I worked at one, and it was pretty blatant.

isanjay 3y ago
Which City ?