Has India’s caste system migrated to the US? - BBC News
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Published 2023-03-02
The city has a large South Asian population, many working in the technology sector.
In the future, caste will be identified in its own class, alongside race, religion and gender identity.
The caste system in India dates back over 3,000 years and divides Hindu society into rigid hierarchical groups.
This can lead to discrimination and violence against those considered to be in the lowest classes – particularly the Dalit, or 'untouchables'.
Kshama Sawant, the Seattle city councillor behind the legislation, and Pulitzer prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson, join Christian Fraser and his panel to put the new law into context.
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All Comments (21)
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“If Hindus migrate to other regions on earth, Indian caste would become a world problem”- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
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Any sort of discrimination which attacks the human dignity must be not be tolerated in any civilized society.
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Indians complain about discrimination but they themselves follow systemic caste and religious discrimination that has been normalized in India.
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Cast is disgusting. Dalits should just convert or turn atheist and renounce the racist hind caste system.
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This is everywhere Indians go. It's even in Jamaica
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without Caste there in no hinduism
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For our Western people who don't know what caste system is, I would like to request you to kindly read the writings of B. R. Ambedkar. Way back to 1916, 25-years old Ambedkar, a student of Columbia University, read his paper titled "Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development." In this paper, he commented that "if Indians move to other parts of the world, the Hindu caste system will become a global problem." So, Ambedkar can give you the most authentic explanation of what caste system is and who are the perpetrators.
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their diaspora has taken the caste system with them to every country
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Institutional Education does not always work in removing prejudice from people's minds.
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when I visited India, the indian people that I was with told me not to speak to or touch certain people as we traversed the city
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Caste discrimination is dark reality of hindu religion in india, nepal, Bangladesh,
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It migrates everywhere Indians go. Source: Indian.
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As an Indian to be very frank we Indians are still living in stone age..... Even the government wants us to be like the same..........
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Proves that education doesn’t really open one’s mind..
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India’s caste system is sooo far-right...
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As an Indian American, I’ve never experienced this in the workplace ever. However, I’m not surprised it’s happening. I’ve seen tons of recent Indian immigrants using “tradition” as the basis for backing their outdated beliefs
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Caste discrimination has not been banned in India. Untouchability has been banned but then again, you can ban a lot of things or pass hundreds of laws on paper. Most people don't follow it or are not aware about it either.
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I am not Indian but have many times witnessed subtle caste based discrimination amongst the Indians in companies like Toyota Motor Sales @toyota @tfs and Toyota Financial Services especially with their outsourced IT vendors. Worst if the subordinate is of Muslim or Islam. The Indians are extremely exclusive and only choose their own regardless of qualifications. The discrimination is oppressive. Have witnessed good employees leaving which is unfortunately for employers. In itself, caste culture is slavery liked!
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Once Dr Ambedkar said if brahminism goes outside India caste would became globle proble.
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If you move somewhere , live by the rules of your new country , or stay in your country .
