[hnxx]

I work with some Indian colleagues, and when I heard something about the caste system, I decided to look up some of my colleagues' names. I found that most of them come from higher-ranked castes, while a few are from lower-ranked ones. However, I can confidently say that all of them excel in their jobs.

I hope that both the Indian people and the government can take more steps to promote equality. The current situation is unfair to those from lower-ranked castes and a huge waste of human potential.

[rramadass]

>I hope that both the Indian people and the government can take more steps to promote equality. The current situation is unfair to those from lower-ranked castes and a huge waste of human potential.

It is exactly such simplistic viewpoints that allow various vested interests/grifters/charlatans to exploit/game the "Caste" issue in the US (and other Western countries). There has been more done to redress social inequalities (including caste-based) after India's independence than Westerners are aware of (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_in_India). In urban India it is not much of an issue since only the almighty "Money" counts and nothing else.

You might also find the link to a study done by Carnegie Endowment on Indian-Americans here useful - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37333418