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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by ralphc on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @05:03PM (#23706679)
American with a question here. In the U.S. you can legally change your name. What would happen if a Dalit went to court and petitioned to get his named changed to Gupta or Sharma?
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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by devdas on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @07:27PM (#23708064)
They don't need to go to court.

https://legaldesk.com/name-change/procedure-for-name-change-...

The problem is that you need an entire stack of documentation for different sets of paperwork, and that comes with your old name. The only way to get a change done safely in ways that will not show a name change is by getting the name right at birth.

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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by ralphc on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @08:46PM (#23708685)
Would the entire stack be checked for a job in the private sector?
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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by devdas on Friday July 03, 2020 @08:50AM (#23723509)
Depends on the job. The good jobs involve background checks, and the entire stack may be checked.
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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by naruvimama on Thursday July 02, 2020 @02:13AM (#23710497)
The weaker sections usually need the social support provided by their caste. They are therefore more likely to want to keep it.

It is easy to cosmetically change your caste, in schools if you are not "lower" caste you do not mention anything and you fall into "general category".

On the other hand you need to prove that you are "lower caste". As government benefits follow.

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