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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by castequestion on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @03:00AM (#23698576)
As a non-Indian person living in the US, I have wondered about this.

What role does caste still play in the year 2020? And, specifically, in middle-class society in the US and in India? Does it play any role in tech companies in India?

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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by pseudonymousgun on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @12:45PM (#23703526)
It still exists in 2020. People who live in cities at least don't face it directly - its always indirect, implicit, subtle and ruthless.

People who live in Tier-2, Tier-3 cities and in villages / panchayats - the caste based discrimination is very obvious and explicit. People wear their (upper) caste as a badge of honor all the while discriminating lower caste people openly with no consequences, although the Indian constitution considers all citizens equal.

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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by eqtn on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @03:49AM (#23698944)
Tech, Startups where I have worked had no such discrimination

Marriage, If it's an arranged marriage 99.9% of the time, bride and groom will be of same caste.

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