Caste discrimination in some of Silicon Valley's richest tech companies

Re:Caste discrimination in some of Silicon Valley's richest ... by tempaccount_z12 on Saturday October 31, 2020 @12:53PM (#24952973)

I actually disagree, I have worked in almost all parts of India. South India has a very strong "Brahmin" influence to an extent that families disown children if they marry in other caste.

They also have a very strong language bias with strong racism against non Tamil speakers. (Although People from Kerala and Andra Pradesh are much better than Tamil Nadu)

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Re:Caste discrimination in some of Silicon Valley's richest ... by aparsons on Saturday October 31, 2020 @01:03PM (#24953098)

A lot of that is along linguistic lines, driven by two factors:

- South india overall had a Dravidian movement denouncing “Brahmanism” in the mid 1950s

- Specific to Tamil Nadu, Indian government’s connivance in Ceylon’s Tamil movement invited the wrath of a large sect of Tamils against New Delhi

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Re:Caste discrimination in some of Silicon Valley's richest ... by blocked_again on Saturday October 31, 2020 @12:55PM (#24953001)

I am not saying South India is free of caste system. I am just saying it's better to live in a society where one can't tell your caste from your name. Especially if you are from one of the marginalized castes.

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Re:Caste discrimination in some of Silicon Valley's richest ... by BiggusDijkus on Saturday October 31, 2020 @01:38PM (#24953471)

> South India has a very strong "Brahmin" influence .. Oh dear! That notorious Tambram superiority shit. I agree it is still largely at play. However, considering how it is played in the North of India, South is light years better.

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Re:Caste discrimination in some of Silicon Valley's richest ... by known on Monday November 02, 2020 @08:47AM (#24968064)

Which caste is looting India? https://archive.is/5zz1b

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