Would be really great if you could spend 20 minutes reading up on Indian culture before lecturing us on what our issues are.
I'm not saying discrimination doesn't happen. But from what I've seen, it's rarely about caste and usually about other factors (read my other comments in this thread for context)
"Brahman, also spelled Brahmin, Sanskrit Brāhmaṇa (“Possessor of Brahma”), highest ranking of the four varnas, or social classes, in Hindu India. "
... did you think a quick google would confirm what you're saying? I'm confused.
What you're doing is kind of like a white American lecturing an Indian about how, in spite of what they may know already, racism in the US is overblown.
I never said nor implied discrimination doesn't happen. I'm saying it's far more complicated than just what caste you're in... and you're chasing the wrong thing if you just go after caste.
1) I'm not brahmin. I'm Vaishya. And my last name makes that extremely obvious.
2) It's not obvious what caste you're from. What is obvious is where in india you're from, what college you're from (indians care a TON about college rank), what cultural upbring you had. It's far more likely to get discriminated on that.
Again, you're taking your knowledge of American politics and applying that to India.
India has a far richer history (thousands of years vs. 250 years) and far more areas to discriminate over.
You are 1) completely clueless and 2) incredibly arrogant about issues you know nothing about. So yeah, not really interested in talking to you further.
I never said you were. I certainly wouldn't have imagined you were dalit with your attitude, but I wouldn't have put a bet on Brahmin either.
>It's not obvious what caste you're from. What is obvious is where in india you're from, what college you're from (indians care a TON about college rank),
I thought you were trying to emphasize just how NOT like the US Indian culture is? Going to Harvard is, y'know, kind of a big deal in the US too, even if the officer who just pulled you over can't tell at a glance.
>what cultural upbring you had. It's far more likely to get discriminated on that.
I mean, I'm no expert on India but I'd bet pretty good money that a lot of this parallels "acting white" in the US - which is often used as cover for the underlying prejudice.
And that fury you are exhibiting about "how I wouldn't know because I'm not one of them"... yeah, white Southern Americans have been like that to me too (I'm not American).
Prejudice and social hierarchy reinforcement is more of a human trait than a cultural one, and similar patterns are exhibited in different cultures.
I'm not saying discrimination doesn't happen. But from what I've seen, it's rarely about caste and usually about other factors (read my other comments in this thread for context)