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The existence of caste discrimination in the US tech sector was also acknowledged by a group of Dalit female engineers from Microsoft, Google, Apple and other tech companies. In 2021, the student body of California State University system passed a resolution against caste discrimination.
The film “Origin,” like the book “Caste” on which it was based, offers a powerful framing for America’s racial divide, writes author and theologian Keith Magee. Opinion: ‘Origin ...
Nakkheeran Gopal (born 10 April 1959 [1]) is a veteran writer and journalist from Tamil Nadu, India. He is the editor and publisher of the Tamil political investigative journal Nakkheeran . He came to national fame in the 1990s when he interviewed sandalwood and ivory smuggler Veerappan, who was surviving in the forests and committing crimes on ...
The caste system is among the world's oldest forms of rigid social stratification. Here are some examples of recent policy steps across North America to fight caste discrimination:
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by the American journalist Isabel Wilkerson, published in August 2020 by Random House.The book describes racism in the United States as an aspect of a caste system—a society-wide system of social stratification characterized by notions such as hierarchy, inclusion and exclusion, and purity.
The caste system is among the world's oldest forms of rigid social stratification. It dates back thousands of years and allows many privileges to upper castes but represses lower castes.
The origins of the caste system in India can be traced back 3,000 years as a social hierarchy based on one’s occupation and birth. It is a system that has evolved over the centuries under Muslim ...
Indians in the U.S. surely have experiences with American racism, but if Indian-Americans privileged by the caste system take on liberal politics, they often do so without acknowledging the role ...