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Are engineers shudra?
The profession of software engineer is a shudra position for the simple reason that the person is employed by a company. Anyone who is employed is a shudra. You may have kshatriaya skills as a manager, but if you are employed by someone else you are still a shudra.
What are the 4 basic Varna & what are their jobs?
The system of classification, Varna is a system that existed in the Vedic Society that divided the society into four classes Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (skilled traders, merchants), and Shudras (unskilled workers).
What are the problems of caste system in India?
Discrimination. They often do not have the facility to electricity, sanitation facilities or water pumps in lower caste neighbourhoods. Access to better education, housing and medical facilities than that of the higher castes is denied.
Does India’s caste system matter to tech companies?
Technology India’s engineers have thrived in Silicon Valley. So has its caste system. Engineers and advocates of the lowest-ranked castes say that tech companies don’t understand caste bias and haven’t explicitly prohibited caste-based discrimination
Do tech companies tolerate caste bias in the US?
The companies all said they don’t tolerate discrimination. And a group of 30 female Indian engineers who are members of the Dalit caste and work for Google, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco and other tech companies say they have faced caste bias inside the U.S. tech sector, according to a statement shared exclusively with The Washington Post.
Does India’s caste system thrive in Silicon Valley?
India’s caste system thrive in Silicon Valley. US tech industry’s reliance on Indian engineers allows discrimination to fester, says Washington Post. US tech industry’s reliance on Indian engineers allows discrimination to fester, says the Washington Post.
Do Indian-Americans have a caste?
As Indian-Americans come from a variety of states and regions within India, this region based relevancy of caste is lost when thrust into to the new Indian-American (or even South Asian American) community context.