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Re:Seattle could become the first city to ban caste discrimi... by quadrifoliate on Monday February 20, 2023 @11:53PM (#34876790)
Reading about Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who led reforms against casteism and wrote the equivalent of affirmative action into the Indian Constitution is probably a good start. He was the Indian equivalent of Dr. Martin Luther King.

His writings are mostly in English and present a deep study of the subject, especially given that it affected him personally.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._R._Ambedkar

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Re:Seattle could become the first city to ban caste discrimi... by unmole on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @02:31AM (#34877927)
> wrote the equivalent of affirmative action into the Indian Constitution

Reservations are not equivalent to affirmative action in America. Dr. Ambedkar was the Chairman of Constitutional Drafting Committee. In popular imagination, he is often called the author of the Indian constitution. Reservations are a small part of it.

> He was the Indian equivalent of Dr. Martin Luther King.

I understand that you are trying to make the context relatable to an American audience but I find this framing rather grating. I don't mean any disrespect to Dr. King but this is selling Dr. Ambedkar short.

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Re:Seattle could become the first city to ban caste discrimi... by fmajid on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @03:21AM (#34878293)
He was MLK, James Madison and later Malcolm X rolled in one.
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Re:Seattle could become the first city to ban caste discrimi... by quadrifoliate on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @03:29PM (#34902151)
This framing is probably better, while still remaining relatable to an American audience – I like it!
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